Transcript Life Science Jeopardy Review vfe_-_jeopardy_21x

Welcome!
The Topic For Today Is…
Life Science
Adaptations
Ecosystems
Human Impact
Plants/Animals Food Chains
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Bonus Question: 5000 pts
Adaptations: 200
• Question:
• Why does a Saguaro Cactus have a shallow
root system?
• Answer
• To capture the limited rainfall in the desert.
Adaptations: 400
• Question:
• How does a desert tortoise use its shell to
survive in the heat of the desert?
• Answer
• It can store water for up to a year!
Adaptations: 600
• Question:
• What are the two ways the Big Horn sheep
uses its body to climb?
• Answer
• They have strong back legs and two toed
hooves for traction.
Adaptations: 800
• Question:
• Why do animals change color from one season
to another?
• Answer
• To blend in with their environment and to
protect themselves from predators.
Adaptations: 1000
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Question:
Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall
Answer
1. The leaves drop off cutting down on water loss
and preventing the leaves from icing up and killing
the tree.
Ecosystems: 200
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Question:
Define the word “ecosystem”
Answer
All the populations of living organisms and
nonliving physical factors in a given area (can
be in your own words, but must include both
the living and nonliving).
Ecosystems: 400
• Question:
• Define the word “abiotic” and give an
example.
• Answer
• A part of an ecosystem that was never alive
(weather, soil, rocks, water).
Ecosystems: 600
• Question:
• What ecosystem is extremely cold and mostly
flat. It is home to the Arctic Willow and the
Caribou
• Answer
• The Arctic Tundra
Ecosystems: 800
• Question:
• What are two major differences between the
deciduous forest and the coniferous forest.
• Answer
• The deciduous forest’s trees change color and
lose their leaves and have a mild, moist
climate. The coniferous forest is made up of
mainly evergreens and have a fairly cold
climate.
Ecosystems: 1000
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Question:
List the 7 ecosystems we researched as a class.
Answer
Tundra, Tropical Rainforest, Desert, Deciduous
Forest, Coniferous Forest, Grassland, and
Ocean.
Human Impact: 200
• Question:
• List one way humans can negatively impact an
ecosystem
• Answer
• Pollution, fire, building, excessive hunting,
environmental accidents
Human Impact: 400
• Question:
• List two things humans can do to positively
impact their environment
• Answer
• Recycle, pick up trash, don’t pollute, manage
wildlife, conserve natural resources
Human Impact: 600
• Question:
• Give three examples of how people protect
the rainforest trees.
• Answer
• Pass laws to protect them
• Have controlled logging
• Replant trees after logging
Human Impact: 800
• Question:
• Even though a rocky dry desert looks tough, it
is a delicate place. What two ways can hikers
negatively affect the environment when
leaving a trail?
• Answer
• They could crush plants
• They could trample over animals burrows
• They could kill spiders that are food for other desert
animals.
Human Impact : 1000
• Question:
• Why are people causing grasslands to
disappear (you need one of the answers
below)?
• Answer
• The rising population of humans, causes us to
need more crops and places to live. More and
more grasslands are being plowed over for
these crops and places for homes to be built.
Plants/Animals: 200
• Question:
• I hunt at night. I can turn my head 270
degrees. I silently swoop on my prey. Who am
I?
• Answer
• Owl
Plants/Animals: 400
• Question:
• What is one internal need all animals have to
take care of or die?
• Answer
• Finding food
Plants/Animals: 600
• Question:
• What is a group of the same species living in
the same place at the same time?
• Answer
• A population
Plants/Animals: 800
• Question:
• How does the structure of the leaves on the
Leaf Fan palm help it to survive (you need one
of the two answers) ?
• Answer
• The fan shape of the leaves helps it lose less
water and also shades the rest of the plant.
Plants/Animals: 1000
• Question:
• What are three ways an animal uses behavior
to adapt in order to survive?
• Answer:
• Camouflage
• Hibernation
• Migration
Food Chains: 200
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What do all food chains start with?
Answer
The Sun
Food Chains: 400
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Question:
Name the basic parts of a food chain. (4 parts)
Answer
The Sun, producer, consumer, decomposer
Food Chains: 600
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Question:
What are three functions of decomposers?
Answer
Break down wastes
They break down dead organisms
They return nutrients to the soil
Food Chains: 800
• Question:
• If most of the rabbits became sick and died,
what would likely happen to the population of
the other species on the island (you need one
of the answers)?
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• The population of the rabbit consumers would
decrease. The producers would over populate.
Food Chain: 1000
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Salmon
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Bald Eagles
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Humans
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• Question:
• Why did the eagle most likely decline over the 5
year period?
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• The population declined because humans
fished for many salmon which is food source
for eagles and the salmon population
declined.
Bonus Question:
5000 pts.
• Question:
• What is it called when the relationship
between two organisms of different species
benefits one or both of the organisms.
• Answer
• Symbiosis