Jeopardy The Living and Non- living world Living Things in Ecosystems Changes in Population Changes in Communities Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from The Living and Non-living world Everything that surrounds and affects a living thing.

$100 Answer from The Living and Non-living world What is the environment?

$200 Question from The Living and Non-living world It is the study of how living and non-living things affect each other.

$200 Answer from The Living and Non-living world What is ecology?

$300 Question from The Living and Non-living world This includes all the ways the living things in a group interact with each other. It also includes the way living things interact with their non-living environment.

$300 Answer from The Living and Non-living world What is an ecosystem?

$400 Question from The Living and Non-living world A fish tank is an example of an ecosystem. The living and non-living things in the tank affect each other. These two living things in the fish tank affect each other because without each other they would die.

$400 Answer from The Living and Non-living world What are the fish and plants?

$100 Question from Living Things in Ecosystems A pine tree, white tailed deer, and saguaro cactus are each a group of the same kind of living thing called this.

$100 Answer from Living Things in Ecosystems What is population?

$200 Question from Living Things in Ecosystems An ecosystem is made up of living and non- living things. The living things in an ecosystem are known as this.

$200 Answer from Living Things in Ecosystems What is community?

$300 Question from Living Things in Ecosystems You can think of an ecosystem as the neighborhood that a living thing is a part of. This can be thought of as its address in that neighborhood.

$300 Answer from Living Things in Ecosystems What is habitat?

$400 Question from Living Things in Ecosystems Birds share their tree habitat with squirrels. Although they share the same habitat, the way these animals live may be very different from each other. This is the term for their role.

$400 Answer from Living Things in Ecosystems What is niche?

$100 Question from Change in Population The number of animals that are born in a period of time.

$100 Answer from Change in Population What is birth rate?

$200 Question from Change in Population The size of a population may change because of a sudden change in the amount of food, water, and shelter. When these necessities become scarce, THIS term is used to describe the reason for the change in population size.

$200 Answer from Change in Population What is death rate?

$300 Question from Change in Population The size of a population can be affected by the presence of THIS, which is the word for an animal that hunts other animals for food.

$300 Answer from Change in Population What is predator?

$400 Question from Change in Population Looking back at the “Oh Deer” activity, another animal besides a deer was introduced. THIS term would be used to describe the animal that was hunted.

$400 Answer from Change in Population What is prey?

$100 Question from Changes in Communities The series of changes in the communities of an ecosystem.

$100 Answer from Changes in Communities What is succession?

$200 Question from Changes in Communities Ecologists have found these two different stages in the succession of an ecosystem.

$200 Answer from Changes in Communities What are pioneer and climax stages?

$300 Question from Changes in Communities This stage a community is usually stable and rarely changes.

$300 Answer from Changes in Communities What is the climax stage?

$400 Question from Changes in Communities In a pond succession, each year some animals and plants die and sink to the bottom. This continues until THIS type of community develops.

$400 Answer from Changes in Communities What is a forest community?

Final Jeopardy The population of a wild pig is 1,784. The following events occur: 1.) 58 wild pigs are killed in a flood. 2.) 192 wild pigs are born. 3.) 113 wild pigs are shot by hunters. 4.) 1 wild pig died after eating a can of spam. What would the final population be and did the population increase or decrease? Show your work!

Final Jeopardy Answer Final Population = 1,804 The population INCREASED 1,784-58=1,726 1, =1,918 1, =1,805 1,805-1=1,804