Jeopardy Game ECOLOGY CRCT Review

Ecology AEcology B 10 pts 20 pts 30 pts 40 pts 10 pts 20 pts 30 pts 40 pts Ecology C 10 pts 20 pts 30 pts 40 pts Ecology D 10 pts 20 pts 30 pts 40 pts 50 pts

Question 1 The diagram used to illustrate the flow of energy from one level to the next. Energy Pyramid Check Answer

Question 2 A group of living organisms that are capable of making their own food with energy from the sun, usually found at the base of the energy pyramid. Producers or Autotrophs Check Answer

Question 3 _________ may be found at the second level or higher, of the energy pyramid. Consumers Check Answer

Question 4 The three types of consumers are called ________, __________, and __________. Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores. Check Answer

Question 5 There is approximately ______ of energy lost between the levels of the pyramid, resulting in an availability of only _____. 90%, 10% Check Answer

Question 6 Which biome has soil that is thin and poor because of constant erosion due to runoff? The rainforest Check Answer

Question 7 This type of cycle involves matter that evaporates from the leaves of plants (transpiration), falls from the atmosphere (precipitation), and seeps through the soil (runoff). Water Cycle Check Answer

Question 8 Ethan is getting energy by eating chicken nuggets for lunch. What was the original source of the energy in the nuggets? sunlight Check Answer

Question 9 Which of the following is NOT a prey adaptation? 1.Camouflage 2.Chemical Defenses 3.Warning Coloration 4.Parasitism Parasitism Check Answer

Question 10 Bacteria, lightning and legumes all make the matter in this cycle useable for plants. The process is called ____________. Nitrogen fixation Check Answer

Question 11 Which direction do the arrows in a food web or chain point? Toward the one who gets energy or the one who is “eating” Check Answer

Question 12 Predator is to Prey as Parasite is to … Host Check Answer

Question 13 Two hyenas are fighting over a fresh kill. What type of competition is this? 1.Competition within a population 2.Competition between parasite and host 3.Competition between species in a community Competition within a population Check Answer

Question 14 What happened to the elk in Yellowstone Park when the wolves were removed? They overpopulated Check Answer

Question 15 True or False? Removing top predators from an ecosystem is always beneficial to the other species. False Check Answer

Question 16 An organism found in an ecosystem breaks down dead plants and animals. In the process it releases CO2 into the atmosphere. This organism is a… Decomposer Check Answer

Question 17 How do animals get nitrogen? Eating other organisms Check Answer

Question 18 Which is the predator and prey in this scenario? A snake eats a mouse. Snake- predator Mouse- prey Check Answer

Question 19 The relationship between a barnacle that gets a home by attaching on a whale. The whale is not helped nor harmed. Commensalism Check Answer

Question 20 How does camouflage help prey avoid predators? To help them blend in and hide Check Answer