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Ecology
Chapter 2
Welcome to Jeopardy
All deserts are an example of
A. Biome
 B. Biosphere
 C. Ecosystem
 D. Community
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The statement, “the cowbird can
tolerate a wide range of temperatures,”
characterizes the cowbird’s ________.
A. Habitat
 B. Community
 C. population
 D. Niche
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Burning fossil fuels has rapidly
released long-term reserves of the
________________ cycle.
A. Water
 B. Nitrogen
 C. Phosphorous
 D. Carbon
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Bears are an example of
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A. Omnivores
 B. Detrivores
 C. Carnivores
 D. Autotrophs
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What type of organism returns
nutrients to an ecosystem?
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A. decomposer
B. primary producer
C. secondary producer
D. top level consumer
__________is the ultimate energy
source driving the biogeochemical
cycles.
A. Carbon
 B. Nitrogen
 C. Sunlight
 D. Water
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The following picture best
represents a
A. Predation
 B. Commensalism
 C. Mutualism
 D. Parasitism
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In what type of activity would you most
expect an ecologist to be involved?
A.
identifying and classifying various species of
insects in an ecosystem
B. locating fossils of distinct species of turtles in
a geographical area
C. observing the relationships that woodpeckers
have with other species in their environment
D. studying the internal organs of a seal to learn
how it survives in its environment
Which of the following is a biotic
factor?
A. Algae in the water
 B. Temperature of the air
 C. Density of the air
 D. Amount of sunlight
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Each step in a food chain is
called…
A. Trophic Level
 B. Energy Transformation
 C. Energy Pyramid
 D. Food Web
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A bird fluffs its feathers to trap warm air close to
its body. The temperature of the air next to the
bird’s skin is a(n)
 A. Abiotic Factor
 B. Biotic Factor
 C. Niche
 D. Homeostasis Factor
Which type of organism exists at all
trophic levels except the first
trophic level?
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A. carnivores
B. herbivores
C. autotrophs
D. heterotrophs
In the energy pyramid shown below
which level has the smallest number of
organisms?
A. Mice
 B. Grass
 C. Snake
 D. Cannot determine
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Which biogeochemical cycle
involves evaporation, transpiration,
precipitation and runoff?
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A. carbon cycle
B. nitrogen cycle
C. phosphorus cycle
D. water cycle
Animals can be all of the following
except…
A. Omnivores
 B. Heterotrophs
 C. Carnivores
 D. Autotrophs
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The following picture represents
A. Population
 B. Community
 C. Ecosystem
 D. Organism
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Water, carbon, and nitrogen are
released back into the atmosphere
during ____________________.
A. Decomposition
 B. Nitrogen Fixation
 C. Water Cycle
 D. Mutualism
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The arrows in the diagram
represent…
A. Who eats who!
 B. Heat transferred
 C. Heat lost
 D. Energy transferred
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The following picture is an example
of..
A. Community
 B. Biosphere
 C. Ecosystem
 D. Population
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Which process describes nitrogen
fixation?
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A. animals eat plants containing nitrogen and
return it to the soil through urination
B. bacteria take nitrogen from the air and
convert it to a form usable by plants
C. organisms die and are decomposed into
ammonia in the soil
D. plants take nitrogen from the air and store it
in their roots
The following is an example of
A. Parasitism
 B. Predation
 C. Commensalism
 D. Mutualism
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Some farmers use manure on their
crop fields. How does this help the
plants?
A. protects them from intense sunlight
 B. keeps insects from eating the crops
 C. increases soil nitrogen and phosphorus
levels
 D. increases soil oxygen and carbon
dioxide levels
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Which process returns nitrogen to
the food web?
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A. decomposition
B. denitrification
C. nitrification
D. nitrogen fixation
Which species is a carnivore?
A. Flower
 B. Caterpillar
 C. Snake
 D. Leaf
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The species interaction most
frequently represented in a food
chain is
A. Mutualism
 B. Commensalism
 C. Predation
 D. Symbiotic relationship
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Which species is a detrivore?
A. Mushroom
 B. Rain
 C. Bear
 D. Tree
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How much of the energy is passed
on when one species eats another?
A. 100%
 B. 50%
 C. 10%
 D. 0%
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This animal is considered
A. Detritivore
 B. Omnivore
 C. Autotroph
 D. Carnivore
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Which of the following is not a type
of symbiotic relationship?
A. Predation
 B. Mutualism
 C. Parasitism
 D. Commensalism
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Which of the following is listed from
the least complex to the the most
complex interactions?
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A. Population, Community, Biome, Ecosystem
B. Community, Biome, Ecosystem, Community
C. Ecosystem, Community, Biome, Biosphere
D. Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere
Which of the following would be
something a ecologist would study?
 A.
Measure the effect of algae on a goldfish
population in Lake Erie
 B. Study the internal structure of a venus fly
trap
 C. Study how a virus is transmitted
 D. Measure the average temperature in the
rainforest for the past 10 years.