Ecology Jeopardy MiscellaneousPopulation Dynamics FoodHuman Impact Cycles
Miscellaneous 100 All chemical reactions in organism. What is Metabolism? BACK
Miscellaneous 200 In order to be living plants, animals, and bacteria are made of these. What are cells? BACK
Miscellaneous 300 Best explanation for an observation where all data supports it and non contradicts. What is a Theory? BACK
Miscellaneous 400 Manipulated variable What is the part of a lab that is changed – being tested? BACK
Miscellaneous 500 This is how an ecosystem grows back. What is Ecological succession? BACK
Population Dynamics 100 When on average the number of parents and the number of children are equal What is zero growth? BACK
Population Dynamics 200 Contagious Disease, food supply, water, and space What are Density Dependent Limiting Factor? BACK
Population Dynamics 300 Stable forests (or any ecosystem) that changes little over centuries What are climax communities? BACK
Population Dynamics 400 Exponential Growth What phase of growth is today’s human population in? And/Or What phase of growth do populations double? BACK
Population Dynamics 500 For humans the number is 8-10 billion What is the Earth’s carrying capacity? BACK
Food 100 An owl can eat mice, snakes, and rabbits which eat other animals and plants. What is a an example of a Food Web? BACK
Food 200 Law of Conservation as reflected in energy transfer What is 90% kinetic energy used for Metabolism, Movement, and Heat and 10% potential energy that is stored and transferred on to higher trophic levels? BACK
Food 300 These individuals can provide food for themselves What are producers? BACK
Food 400 This increases by a factor of 10 as you move up the food chain. What is Toxins (through process of Biological Magnification)? BACK
Food 500 This decreases by a factor of 10 as you move up the food chain What is energy amount (through process of energy transfer)? BACK
Human Impact 100 Industry, electricity and Modern Medicine What are the main reason why human population is in exponential growth? BACK
Human Impact 200 CH4, CO2, and H2O What are the greenhouse gases? BACK
Human Impact 300 Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s) What is cause the depletion of the ozone layer? BACK
Human Impact 400 Invasive Species What non-native organisms that “choke” out the native species? OR What lowers biodiversity in a given area? – example – English Ivy BACK
Human Impact 500 SO2, NO2, H2O What are the molecules involved in Acid Rain BACK
Cycles 100 All cycles show or are an example of this… Law of Conservation? BACK
Cycles 200 Bacteria changing NH4 (ammonium) to NO3 (Nitrates) What is nitrogen fixation? BACK
Cycles 300 Plants make glucose and O2 What is photosynthesis? BACK
Cycles 400 Plants and animals make CO2 and H20. What is Respiration? BACK
Cycles 500 bacteria What organism is needed for nitrogen fixation (what organism do we need to get our nitrogen?)? BACK