EcologyEcology Unit Review Unit Review

RULESRULES One player from each team will come to the front to One player from each team will come to the front to

answer a question.answer a question. The 1The 1stst player to touch the “buzzer” must answer the player to touch the “buzzer” must answer the

question.question. If the player answers the question correctly, his/her team If the player answers the question correctly, his/her team

gets a point.gets a point. If the player answers the question incorrectly, his/her If the player answers the question incorrectly, his/her

team loses a point.team loses a point. After one round of play, the team will vote off one After one round of play, the team will vote off one

member of the opposing team that has answered a member of the opposing team that has answered a question correctly.question correctly.

PENALTIESPENALTIES

If any player says the answer out loud, If any player says the answer out loud, their team will lose a point.their team will lose a point.

Any player disrupting the game will cause Any player disrupting the game will cause their team to lose a point.their team to lose a point.

Players will given a set amount of time to Players will given a set amount of time to answer the question, if not answered in answer the question, if not answered in the allotted time – loss of a point.the allotted time – loss of a point.

LetLet the games the games

begin! begin!

QUESTION 1QUESTION 1

Q –Q – The study of The study of living things is living things is called?called?

A -A - Biology Biology

QUESTION 2QUESTION 2 Q – Q – These organisms These organisms

are the same are the same _____________ _____________

A – Species.A – Species.

QUESTION 3QUESTION 3

Q –Q – Factors that affect Factors that affect the growth or survival the growth or survival of a population.of a population.

A – Limiting A – Limiting factorsfactors

QUESTION 4QUESTION 4

Q -Q - All the different All the different populations in a given place at populations in a given place at the same time.the same time.

A – CommunityA – Community

QUESTION 5QUESTION 5

Q –Q – Name this biome. Name this biome. A – TaigaA – Taiga

QUESTION - 6QUESTION - 6

Q –Q – An organism that is able An organism that is able to capture energy from the to capture energy from the sun and convert it to food.sun and convert it to food.

A – Autotroph A – Autotroph or produceror producer

QUESTION 7QUESTION 7 Q – A graph that shows a Q – A graph that shows a

population of horseflies over a year population of horseflies over a year increasing exponentially in the increasing exponentially in the spring then dying off in the fall is a spring then dying off in the fall is a ____________________ graph.____________________ graph.

A – Boom & CrashA – Boom & Crash

QUESTION 8QUESTION 8 Q –Q – The population of fish has The population of fish has

increased dramatically causing the increased dramatically causing the competition for food to increase. competition for food to increase. This an example of a ___________ This an example of a ___________ ____________ _____________.____________ _____________.

Q – Density Q – Density dependent dependent factorfactor

QUESTION 9QUESTION 9 Q –Q – What do the arrows represent in What do the arrows represent in

the food chain?the food chain? A – The direction of A – The direction of energy flowenergy flow

QUESTION 10QUESTION 10

Q –Q – Name the term used to Name the term used to describe the different levels of describe the different levels of an Energy Pyramid.an Energy Pyramid.

A – Trophic LevelsA – Trophic Levels

Trivia!!Trivia!!

Q - Name the movieA - The Little Mermaid

QUESTION 11QUESTION 11 Q –Q – These organisms are all ________. These organisms are all ________.

A – Heterotroph or ConsumerA – Heterotroph or Consumer

QUESTION 12QUESTION 12

Q –Q – The largest of The largest of ALLALL biomes biomes with the most biomass.with the most biomass.

A - MarineA - Marine

QUESTION 13QUESTION 13

Q – Q – The ecosystem in which an The ecosystem in which an organism lives or its address.organism lives or its address.

A – HabitatA – Habitat

End of Round End of Round #1#1

Say Good-Bye!!Say Good-Bye!!Each team has 60 seconds to Each team has 60 seconds to choose a player from the choose a player from the opposing team to kick off! opposing team to kick off! The player must have The player must have answered at leastanswered at least

ONE QUESTION ONE QUESTION CORRECTLY!CORRECTLY!

QUESTION 14QUESTION 14 Q –Q – Elephants have a gestation period of about 2 Elephants have a gestation period of about 2

years and have only 1 or 2 calves. This species years and have only 1 or 2 calves. This species would show what type of population graph?would show what type of population graph?

A – S - CurveA – S - Curve

Trivia!!Trivia!! Q – What is the stage name of Christopher Q – What is the stage name of Christopher

Brian Bridges?Brian Bridges?

A - LudacrisA - Ludacris

QUESTION 15QUESTION 15

Q –Q – The amount of precipitation is The amount of precipitation is considered a/an _____________ considered a/an _____________ factor of an ecosystemfactor of an ecosystem

A –Abiotic FactorsA –Abiotic Factors

Question 16Question 16

Q –Q – A stable, mature A stable, mature community that undergoes community that undergoes

little change.little change.

A – Climax A – Climax communitycommunity

Question 17Question 17 Q – Q – This flock of seagulls This flock of seagulls

represents a ________________.represents a ________________.

A - PopulationA - Population

Question 18Question 18 Q –Q – The biome that receives less than 25 The biome that receives less than 25

cm of rain and is usually found in the cm of rain and is usually found in the interior of continents.interior of continents.

A – DesertA – Desert

QUESTION 19QUESTION 19

Q –Q – Carbon is released into the Carbon is released into the atmosphereatmosphere by ____________. by ____________.

A – Respiration or A – Respiration or burning of fossil fuelsburning of fossil fuels

QUESTION 20QUESTION 20

Q –Q – The changing of liquid to a The changing of liquid to a gas.gas.

A – EvaporationA – Evaporation

Trivia!!Trivia!!

Q – What do you call a group of Guinea Q – What do you call a group of Guinea Pigs?Pigs?

A – A Herd!!!

QUESTION 21QUESTION 21 Q –Q – Name this Biome. Name this Biome.

A – Temperate A – Temperate Deciduous ForestDeciduous Forest

END OF ROUND END OF ROUND 22

QUESTION 22QUESTION 22 Q –Q – A relationship in which both organisms A relationship in which both organisms

receive a benefit. receive a benefit.

A – Mutualism A – Mutualism

QUESTION 23QUESTION 23

Q –Q – The process of the bacterial conversion The process of the bacterial conversion of Nof N22 to a form of nitrogen that can be to a form of nitrogen that can be

utilized by plants.utilized by plants.

A – Nitrogen FixationA – Nitrogen Fixation

QUESTION 24QUESTION 24 Q –Q – The succession that would begin after all The succession that would begin after all

plants and animals have been removed from an plants and animals have been removed from an ecosystem and only soil remained.ecosystem and only soil remained.

A – Secondary SuccessionA – Secondary Succession

QUESTION 25QUESTION 25 Q –Q – Name the 4 characteristics Name the 4 characteristics

of life.of life.

A – Reproduce, react to A – Reproduce, react to stimuli, grow or change, stimuli, grow or change, show organizationshow organization

QUESTION 26QUESTION 26

Q –Q – A single step in which energy A single step in which energy is transferred from one organism to is transferred from one organism to another by consumption.another by consumption.

A – Trophic level.A – Trophic level.

Trivia!Trivia! Q - Which automobile was first introduced as the "people's

automobile" in 1937?

A - VW BEETLE

END OF ROUND END OF ROUND 33

END OF ROUND END OF ROUND 33

BeforeBefore voting off one voting off one member of the member of the

opposing team, you opposing team, you may vote one may vote one

member of your member of your team team back onback on! They ! They will have immunity!will have immunity!

QUESTION 27QUESTION 27 Q –Q – Herbivores, carnivores, and Herbivores, carnivores, and

omnivores can all be classified as this.omnivores can all be classified as this.

A – A consumer A – A consumer or a heterotrophor a heterotroph

QUESTION 28QUESTION 28

Q –Q – A stable, mature community that A stable, mature community that undergoes little change.undergoes little change.

A – Climax A – Climax communitycommunity

QUESTION 29QUESTION 29

Q –Q – Water enters the atmosphere by Water enters the atmosphere by which which bioticbiotic process? process?

A - A - Respiration Respiration or transpirationor transpiration

Trivia!!Trivia!!

Q - What is the name of the tiger Q - What is the name of the tiger in “Aladin”?in “Aladin”?

A - Rajah

Question 30Question 30 Q –Q – The biome that is found in South The biome that is found in South

America, North America, Africa, Europe America, North America, Africa, Europe and Australia. It receives between 75 and Australia. It receives between 75 cm and 25 cm of precipitation per year.cm and 25 cm of precipitation per year.

A – Grassland (savannah) A – Grassland (savannah)

QUESTION 31QUESTION 31 Q –Q – This organism’s choice of nutrition This organism’s choice of nutrition

classifies it as a ____________________classifies it as a ____________________

A – CarnivoreA – Carnivore

QUESTION 32QUESTION 32 Q –Q – Which level Which level

will contain the will contain the most available most available energy? energy?

A – EA – E

A

B

C

D

E

Question 33Question 33

Q –Q – Which level will Which level will contain herbivores?contain herbivores?

A – CA – C

Trivia!Trivia!

Q – What is the only planet Q – What is the only planet notnot named named after a god?after a god?

A - Earth

QUESTION 34QUESTION 34

Q –Q – Which level Which level would contain the would contain the tertiary consumer?tertiary consumer?

A – A A – A

END OF ROUND END OF ROUND 44

Trivia!!Trivia!!

Q - What animals milk is used to make Q - What animals milk is used to make authentic Italian mozzarella cheese?authentic Italian mozzarella cheese?

A - The Water Buffalo

QUESTION 35QUESTION 35 Q – The burning of fossil fuels Q – The burning of fossil fuels

releases _______ into the releases _______ into the atmosphere.atmosphere.

A – Carbon or COA – Carbon or CO22

QUESTION 36QUESTION 36 Q –Q – A deer being a primary consumer is A deer being a primary consumer is

part of its ___________.part of its ___________.

A - NicheA - Niche

QUESTION 37QUESTION 37 Q –Q – What type of symbiotic relationship What type of symbiotic relationship

is this?is this?

A - ParasiticA - Parasitic

Question 38Question 38 Q Q – Water which is absorbed by – Water which is absorbed by

the ground and stays there.the ground and stays there.

A – A – Ground WaterGround Water

Trivia!!Trivia!!

Q - What type of hairs are the last ones to Q - What type of hairs are the last ones to lose their color as you age?lose their color as you age?

A - Eyelashes

QUESTION 39QUESTION 39

Q –Q – All the areas of the All the areas of the Earth that support life or Earth that support life or all the ecosystems.all the ecosystems.

A - BiosphereA - Biosphere

QUESTION 40QUESTION 40LAST QUESTIONLAST QUESTION

Q –Q – All the three cycles release All the three cycles release their material back into the their material back into the ecosystem by __________.ecosystem by __________.

A -A - DecompositionDecomposition

Last Test of the YEAR!!Last Test of the YEAR!!

1. Complete review.1. Complete review. 2. Don’t neglect your 2. Don’t neglect your

studying!!studying!! 3. Bring pen/pencil.3. Bring pen/pencil.

Good Luck! Good Luck!