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Jeopardy A- Balanced Ecosystems B- Vocab C- Natural Disasters D- Hosts and ‘sites E- Teacher’s Choice 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

Why do prairie dogs survive in the Great Plains? A- They have driven out all the other prairie dogs. B- Their needs are met by that environment. C- Humans feed them. D- Humans have moved to the prairie. A 100

Why do prairie dogs survive in the Great Plains? B- Their needs are met by that environment. A 100

What describes a balanced ecosystem? A- There is enough water for people. B- One type of animal and plant depend on each other. C- No animal or plant drives out other animals or plants. A 200

What describes a balanced ecosystem? C- No animal or plant drives out other animals or plants. A 200

A- more rain that grass needs B- more owls that eat squirrels A meadow forest has too many squirrels. What would help balance this ecosystem? A- more rain that grass needs B- more owls that eat squirrels C- fewer owls that eat squirrels D- more acorns for squirrels to eat A 300

B- more owls that eat squirrels A meadow forest has too many squirrels. What would help balance this ecosystem? B- more owls that eat squirrels A 300

How do these organisms’ interactions help balance their ecosystem? A- Ants make homes in grass. B- Grass and ants both need oxygen. C- Grass makes oxygen, and animals use it. A 400

How do these organisms’ interactions help balance their ecosystem? C- Grass makes oxygen, and animals use it. A 400

How might a forest fire affect the balance of a forest ecosystem? A- It destroys sources of food and shelter for living things. B- It creates sources of food. A 500

How might a forest fire affect the balance of a forest ecosystem? A- It destroys sources of food and shelter for living things. A 500

What happens when two or more species in an ecosystem must use the same limited resource? A- succession B- parasites C- competition D- extinction B 100

What happens when two or more species in an ecosystem must use the same limited resource? C- competition B 100

What are organisms that live on or in another organism, helping themselves but hurting the other organism? A- host B- parasite C- endangered D- producer B 200

What are organisms that live on or in another organism, helping themselves but hurting the other organism? B- parasite B 200

What is a gradual change from one community of organisms to another? A – natural disaster B- hazardous waste C- competition D- succession B 300

What is a gradual change from one community of organisms to another? D- succession B 300

What are substances that are very harmful to humans and other organisms? A- hazardous wastes B- hosts C- parasites D- natural disasters B 400

What are substances that are very harmful to humans and other organisms? A- hazardous wastes B 400

What is an organism that is harmed by a parasite? A- endangered species B- extinct species C- host D- parasite B 500

What is an organism that is harmed by a parasite? C- host B 500

A: The number of sharks would decrease. How would an ecosystem change if the fish that were a main source of prey for sharks became sick and died? A: The number of sharks would decrease. B: The number of sharks would increase. C- The sharks would find new prey. C 100

A: The number of sharks would decrease. How would an ecosystem change if the fish that were a main source of prey for sharks became sick and died? A: The number of sharks would decrease. C 100

Which would cause an ecosystem to change quickly? A- a gradual climate change B- a lake becoming a marsh C- a lake drying up D- an earthquake C 200

Which would cause an ecosystem to change quickly? D- an earthquake C 200

What could scientists tell from a fish fossil in a prairie? A- The fish is extinct. B- Fish one had legs to travel. C- Fish once lived on the prairie. D- The prairie was once a sea or lake. C 300

What could scientists tell from a fish fossil in a prairie? D- The prairie was once a sea or lake. C 300

DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE C 400

What is one way a flood might affect an ecosystem? A- the grass will become dry B- the grass may die C- the grass will grow C 400

What is one way a flood might affect an ecosystem? B- the grass may die C 400

If there was a flood, which population might increase? A- squirrels B- prairie dogs C- chipmunks D- fish C 500

If there was a flood, which population might increase? D- fish C 500

What impact does a parasite have in an ecosystem?? A- helps the entire ecosystem B- hurts one organism and helps another C- helps both the host organism and the parasite D- hurts the host and the parasite D 100

What impact does a parasite have in an ecosystem?? B- hurts one organism and helps another D 100

An insect called the balsam wooly adelgid is a parasite that kills Fraser fir trees. As the insect feeds it… A- helps the tree. B- harms the tree. C- competes for food. D 200

An insect called the balsam wooly adelgid is a parasite that kills Fraser fir trees. As the insect feeds it… B- harms the tree. D 200

If a host dies, the parasite… A- continues to thrive. B- might look for another host. C- competes with other hosts. D 300

If a host dies, the parasite… B- might look for another host. D 300

Which organism benefits from the parasite-host relationship? A- both B- neither C- parasite D- host D 400

Which organism benefits from the parasite-host relationship? C- parasite D 400

What could help an organism that is living with the parasite. A- Removal of the parasite. B- Nothing can help it. C- Adding more parasites. D- Finding a new host. D 500

What could help an organism that is living with the parasite. A- Removal of the parasite. D 500

What does this illustration show? A- parasites and hosts B- competition C- succession E 100

What does this illustration show? C- succession E 100

What might be a reason an animal becomes extinct? A- Its habitat has been destroyed. B- It is a predator. C- It produces oxygen. D- It adapted to its environment. E 200

What might be a reason an animal becomes extinct? A- Its habitat has been destroyed. E 200

How can damage from strip mines be repaired? A- Erosion can fill the hole. B- Mining companies can replace the soil. C- Rain can wash the rocks away into rivers. E 300

How can damage from strip mines be repaired? B- Mining companies can replace the soil. E 300

Why did the United States establish national parks? A- to make money for the national government B- to give Americans a chance to see things they’ve never seen before C- to preserve nature’s beauty and habitats of plants and animals E 400

Why did the United States establish national parks? C- to preserve nature’s beauty and habitats of plants and animals E 400

When does succession occur? A- All the time B- When an environment changes C- When competition occurs D- When there is a parasite E 500

When does succession occur? B- When an environment changes E 500