1. Ecology Bio Review Game ROUND 1 – 5 POINTS EACH ROUND 2 – 10 POINTS EACH ROUND 3 - 15 POINTS EACH

2. 1. In the Galapagos, finches eat the parasites off of tortoises’ skin. What type of symbiotic relationship do the finches and tortoises share?

3. MUTUALISM

4. 2. Where in the ecological pyramid would you find the highest number of organisms?

5. The PRODUCER, at the bottom.

6. 3. How is energy on Earth replenished everyday?

7. THE SUN

8. 4. The zebra has 76 kcals of energy. How many kcals of energy will the lion’s predator consume?

9. .76 kcals

10. 5.Picture _____ is a population. Picture _____ is a community A. B. C.

11. 5.Picture _____ is a population. Picture _____ is a community A. B. A. B. C.

12. 6. What is the difference between a parasite and a predator?

13. Predators purposely kill

14. ROUND 2

15. 1. In this food web, which organism is an omnivore? Kelp Minnow Herring Sunfish Water Moccasin

16. 1. In this food web, which organism is an omnivore? Kelp Minnow Herring Sunfish Water Moccasin

17. 2. What would happen if we didn’t have decomposers? A. Soil would be fresh B. Nothing, matter/nutrients are still replenished everyday. C. Wastes would pile up and most nutrients would cease to cycle D. Scavengers would get rid of the matter left behind.

18. 2. What would happen if we didn’t have decomposers? A. Soil would be fresh B. Nothing, matter/nutrients are still replenished everyday. C. Wastes would pile up and most nutrients would cease to cycle D. Scavengers would get rid of the matter left behind.

19. 3. What happens to energy that is not consumed or left behind?

20. IT IS GIVEN OFF AS HEAT

21. 4. In this food web, what is the shredder’s (small arthropods) level(s) of consumption?

22. SECOND AND THIRD LEVEL

23. 5. How an organism gets it’s food, what it builds it’s shelter with, how it spends it’s time….. is it’s?

24. NICHE

25. 6. Ecoli bacteria live in human intestine. These bacteria receive a place to live and nutrients. The human receives assistance with digestion. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

26. Mutualism

27. During photosynthesis, autotrophs take in water, CO, and sunlight. The carbon in the carbon dioxide is de-tached from the oxygen. The disconnected oxygen is released into the air. The disconnected carbon is attached to the elements in the water molecules, and ________ is created. ²

28. ² Glucose, Sugar

29. ROUND 3

30. 1. Why can’t all animals be carnivores?

31. Energy from plants can’t be used

32. 2. A pyramid of energy shows… A. The number of organisms at each level B. The increase of energy through the trophic levels C. The decrease in biomass through the trophic levels D. The decrease in available energy at each level

33. 2. A pyramid of energy shows… A. The number of organisms at each level B. The increase of energy through the trophic levels C. The decrease in biomass through the trophic levels D. The decrease in available energy at each level

34. 3. What do all of these organisms have in common? Carnivores Herbivores Scavengers Omnivores Decomposers

35. 3. What do all of these organisms have in common? Carnivores Herbivores Scavengers Omnivores Decomposers They are heterotrophs

36. 4. A relationship that takes place between two different species is called….

37. Symbiosis

38. 5. What is the highest level of ecological organization that only contains biotic factors?

39. Community

40. 6. Below is a picture of a Burying Beetle. They eat off of dead animals. Phoretic mites are hitching a ride on the beetle, so that when they reach the carcass, they can partake in the meal. What is the symbiotic relationship between the beetle and the mites?

41. Commensalism