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Eco-Trivia
Ecology
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
Ecosystem
organisms and affect their way of life. _____________
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Grouping of individuals of the same species
In a given area whose members can breed
Population
with one another _________________
Definitions cont.
 Animal or species that is so rare it is
Endangered Species
threatened with extinction.___________
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
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Things that
rhyme with dude
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Humans
Riding my Bicycle
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 Define Biodiversity.
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 Finish the sentence:
 All living and non-living things in an
ecosystem are _________.
Connected
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300
 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
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400
 Name at least 2 causes of fluctuations in
population size.
Rate of birth, rate of death, immigration, emigration
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500
 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.
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100
 Define Population
All the organisms that constitute a
specific group or occur in a
specified habitat.
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200
Define food web and write out an example
with at least 4 organisms.
Food chains connected to one another
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300
 Put these in their proper food chain order
starting with a producer.
 Vulture, wild turkey, grass, coyote,
grasshopper
Grass, grasshopper, wild turkey, coyote, vulture
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400
 Define exponential
growth using a
graph.
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2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2 = Exponential Growth
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 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.
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100
 Describe the water cycle.
Water from the atmosphere condenses, then it rains,
Then water evaporates into the atmosphere again
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200
 How much heat is lost between primary
and secondary consumers in an energy
pyramid?
90%
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300
 How are the
oxygen cycle and
carbon cycle
connected?
Make sure to use
those key words!
Carbohydrates
+
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
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Water
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.
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500
 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
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Final Jeopardy
I need Energy
 If a producer gets 100,000,000 joules of
energy from the sun, how much could a
tertiary consumer receive?
1000 Joules
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