The Identification Game is an activity designed to provide practice in identifying the structures and functions in the representative marine invertebrates. The program uses a detailed graphic display of a part of the organism and a pointer which marks a structure. The object of the game is to choose letters to spell the name of the structure indicated by the pointer. The Option Menu can be used to change the object of the game and the way that the game operates.

A letter is chosen by selecting the letter buttons on the right side of the screen. As each letter is chosen it is evaluated by the system. If the letter is correct the position of the letter is shown in the word at the bottom of the screen. If the letter occurs more than one time in the term, each occurence is shown. Correct vowels earn 1 point and correct consonants earn 3 points.

Incorrect letters result in the loss of 1 point. A bonus of 10 points can be earned by identifying the term before any letter guesses are made. If the bonus is attempted, one chance is given to enter the correct term. The scores earned in this activity are reported on the scoreboard and can be saved in a file using the student's name.

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