Jeopardy A Review Game for Midterm Exam Ecology January 21, 2011

Midterm Jeopardy Introduction to Ecology Forestry Wildlife Management WaterPotpourri

What is the niche of bacteria and fungi?

The evaporation of water from the leaves of plants.

Fungi living together with tree roots is an example of which type of symbiosis?

Approximately how much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next?

What would be the order of the following organisms in a food chain? Grass, Human, Frog, Cricket

This is the “end” stage of succession

This is the part of the trunk that carries sugar made in leaves down to the rest of the tree.

Harvesting method in which all the trees in a given area are removed

Tree growth occurs at these 3 places

The formula for relative dominance

What happened to the population of aspen AND willows when wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone?

This is the most effective and practical current method for maintaining a healthy deer population

This is the most critical threat to wildlife species

Where does financing of deer management come from?

This is the average # of offspring that a healthy female deer produces each year

This is the most biodiverse marine ecosystem

Name 2 functions of wetlands

2 treatments for acid mine drainage

This type of wetland is dominated by sphagnum moss

Example of 2 lentic systems

Water filled layer of porous rock

Acorns and other nuts or fruit that lie on the forest floor and become food for wildlife

A standing dead tree

First head of the US Forest Service

The chemical that causes small particles floating in water to clump together, forming larger/heavier particles