Eco-Trivia Ecology

Main Page Definitions (200 each)  All the populations of different species that occupy and are adapted to a given area are referred to as a(n)__________. Community  All living and non-living factors that surround organisms and affect their way of life. _____________ Ecosystem Grouping of individuals of the same species In a given area whose members can breed with one another _________________ Population

Main Page Definitions cont.  Animal or species that is so rare it is threatened with extinction.___________ Endangered Species This is the sum total of different types of organisms. ____________ Biodiversity It has been estimated that a layer of organic material 12 miles thick would now cover the Earth if not for what group of organisms that break down dead plant and animal matter? ______________ Decomposers

Main Page Things that rhyme with dude Humans Riding my Bicycle

Main Page100  Define Biodiversity.

Main Page200  Finish the sentence:  All living and non-living things in an ecosystem are _________. Connected

Main Page300  Define Biome and name 3 types. A biome is a part of an ecosystem with specific types of organisms and surroundings. Desert, Rain Forest, Tundra, Taiga, Deciduous Forrest, City

Main Page400  Name at least 2 causes of fluctuations in population size. Rate of birth, rate of death, immigration, emigration

Main Page500  Give an example of a decomposer and explain why they are important for a healthy ecosystem. Bacteria, mushrooms – to decompose living tissue into usable energy. Big pile of death things without.

Main Page100  Define Population All the organisms that constitute a specific group or occur in a specified habitat.

Main Page200 Define food web and write out an example with at least 4 organisms. Food chains connected to one another

Main Page300  Put these in their proper food chain order starting with a producer.  Vulture, wild turkey, grass, coyote, grasshopper Grass, grasshopper, wild turkey, coyote, vulture

Main Page400  Define exponential growth using a graph. 2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2 = Exponential Growth

Main Page500  Explain where you think a venus-fly trap might fit into a food chain. Give an example that includes a fly trap. Very little energy from insects. Most comes from sun, So still considered a producer and on the bottom.

Main Page100  Describe the water cycle. Water from the atmosphere condenses, then it rains, Then water evaporates into the atmosphere again

Main Page200  How much heat is lost between primary and secondary consumers in an energy pyramid? 90%

Main Page300  How are the oxygen cycle and carbon cycle connected? Make sure to use those key words! Carbohydrates + Oxygen Carbon Dioxide + Water Photosynthesis Respiration

Main Page Bonus Q How much would you like to wager? What role do bacteria play in the Nitrogen cycle? Include a picture describing the nitrogen cycle.

Main Page500  How would a population of black bears be affected if a new, non-native species of bear was introduced to their habitat? Increased competition for food. Black bear population would decrease and/or move

Main Page Final Jeopardy  If a producer gets 100,000,000 joules of energy from the sun, how much could a tertiary consumer receive? 1000 Joules I need Energy