1. Eco-Trivia Ecology

2. 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

3. 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

4. Main Page 100 200 300 400 500 Things that rhyme with dude 100 200 300 400 500 Humans Riding my Bicycle 100 200 300 400 500

5. Main Page100  Define Biodiversity.

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

7. 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

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

9. 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.

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

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

12. 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

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

14. 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.

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

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

17. 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

18. 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.

19. 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

20. 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