1. Ecology Challenge
As a group, read and discuss each question. I will give about 30 seconds per question. At the end, we will check the answers. The group with the most correct answers will win.

2. 1 of 25) Place the vocabulary letters in order of smallest to largest?
A) Ecosystem
B) Universe
C) Population
D) Galaxy
E) Biome
F) Community
G) Biosphere
H) Solar System

3. 2 of 25) Which ecosystem component is missing in the food chain below?

4. 3 of 25) Which level of consumer are herbivores also called?

5. 4 of 25) Water changes from a vapor to a liquid during which stage of the water cycle?

6. 5 of 25) Carbon is released into the atmosphere by which cellular process?

7. 6 of 25) Which level of ecology is best shown in the picture below?

8. 7 of 25) Which organism would be the 2° consumer?

9. 8 of 25) How many calories would get to the snake?

10. 9 of 25) Lightning plays a role of breaking chemical bonds during which nutrient cycle?

11. 10 of 25) What is the carrying capacity of this population?

12. 11 of 25) Name the layer of the Earth where all life can be found.

13. 12 of 25) Sunlight, water, wind, and soil are types of ____ factors that affect life.

14. 13 of 25) Oxygen is released into the atmosphere by which cellular process?

15. 14 of 25) Plants, animals, and fungi are types of ____ factors that affect life.

16. 15 of 25) Which organisms (be specific) remove nitrogen from the environment and help make nutrients for plants?

17. 16 of 25) The burning of fossil fuels is causing which biogeochemical cycle to become out of balance?

18. 17 of 25) Identify the longest food chain located in this food web.

19. 18 of 25) Identify the omnivore(s) in this food web.

20. 19 of 25) Beavers can dramatically alter the conditions for life in their environment. Species that greatly affect ecology are called _____ species.

21. 20 of 25) What is it called when individuals exit a population and live elsewhere?

22. 21 of 25) Label the 6 steps of the water cycle from the given choices.
Condensation
Runoff
Precipitation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Infiltration

23. 22 of 25) Which gas makes up ~78% of the atmosphere?

24. 23 of 25) The vulture in this picture is scavenging of dead remains
23 of 25) The vulture in this picture is scavenging of dead remains. How would it best be described?

25. 24 of 25) The crumbling and weathering of rocks leads to the start of which biogeochemical cycle?

26. 25 of 25) If adjusted for the rate of inflation, which movie has made the most money in film history?

27. Exchange Your Answers

28. 1 of 25) Place the vocabulary letters in order of smallest to largest?
C) Population
F) Community
A) Ecosystem
E) Biome
G) Biosphere
H) Solar System
D) Galaxy
B) Universe

29. 2 of 25) Which ecosystem component is missing in the food chain below?
decomposers

30. 3 of 25) Which level of consumer are herbivores also called?
Primary consumers

31. 4 of 25) Water changes from a vapor to a liquid during which stage of the water cycle?
condensation

32. 5 of 25) Carbon is released into the atmosphere by which cellular process?
respiration

33. 6 of 25) Which level of ecology is best shown in the picture below?
population

34. 7 of 25) Which organism would be the 2° consumer?
mouse

35. 8 of 25) How many calories would get to the snake?

36. 9 of 25) Lightning plays a role of breaking chemical bonds during which nutrient cycle?
Nitrogen cycle

37. 10 of 25) What is the carrying capacity of this population?
Unknown…not
yet reached

38. 11 of 25) Name the layer of the Earth where all life can be found.
biosphere

39. 12 of 25) Sunlight, water, wind, and soil are types of ____ factors that affect life.
abiotic

40. 13 of 25) Oxygen is released into the atmosphere by which cellular process?
photosynthesis

41. 14 of 25) Plants, animals, and fungi are types of ____ factors that affect life.
biotic

42. 15 of 25) Which organisms (be specific) remove nitrogen from the environment and help make nutrients for plants?
bacteria

43. 16 of 25) The burning of fossil fuels is causing which biogeochemical cycle to become out of balance?
Carbon cycle

44. 17 of 25) Identify the longest food chain located in this food web.
1. Grass
2. Grasshopper
3. Spider
4. Blue jay
5. Cat
6. Owl
7. Hawk
1. Acorn
2. Grasshopper
3. Spider
4. Blue jay
5. Cat
6. Owl
7. Hawk

45. 18 of 25) Identify the omnivore(s) in this food web.
There
Are
none!

46. 19 of 25) Beavers can dramatically alter the conditions for life in their environment. Species that greatly affect ecology are called _____ species.
keystone

47. 20 of 25) What is it called when individuals exit a population and live elsewhere?
emigration

48. 21 of 25) Label the 6 steps of the water cycle from the given choices.
Condensation
Runoff
Precipitation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Infiltration
condensation
transpiration
precipitation
evaporation
runoff
infiltration

49. 22 of 25) Which gas makes up ~78% of the atmosphere?
Nitrogen

50. 23 of 25) The vulture in this picture is scavenging of dead remains
23 of 25) The vulture in this picture is scavenging of dead remains. How would it best be described?
Detritivore
(not decomposer)

51. 24 of 25) The crumbling and weathering of rocks leads to the start of which biogeochemical cycle?
Phosphorus cycle

52. 25 of 25) If adjusted for the rate of inflation, which movie has made the most money in film history?