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Ecology Jeopardy EcosystemsEnvironment Issues Ecology Extras Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy Measuring Populations Species Interactions

$100 Question from Ecosystems People, bacteria and animals are what part of the environment?

$100 Answer from Ecosystems Biotic

$200 Question from Ecosystems A multi-chained diagram that shows how energy in ecosystems flows from one organism to another.

$200 Answer from Ecosystems A food web

$300 Question from Ecosystems Living things that make their own food from sunlight are ________.

$300 Answer from Ecosystems producers (or autotrophs)

$400 Question from Ecosystems How do decomposers aid in the recycling of nutrients?

$400 Answer from Ecosystems When an organism dies, decomposers are responsible for releasing the nitrogen in the organism and recycling it back into the ecosystem.

$500 Question from Ecosystems Why are the number of trophic levels limited?

$500 Answer from Ecosystems Energy is lost at each level so there is not enough energy left to support more levels than 4-5.

$100 Question from Measuring Populations When the population has a sudden increase it is called __________.

$100 Answer from Measuring Populations Exponential growth

$200 Question from Measuring Populations What happens when the birth rate is higher than the death rate?

$200 Answer from Measuring Populations Population increases

$300 Question from Measuring Populations Name 3 things that have led to an increase in human population.

$300 Answer from Measuring Populations Agriculture (food), plants (energy) and medicine (health)

$400 Question from Measuring Populations If the Jack Rabbit has no predator, what will happen to the other species in the field?

$400 Answer from Measuring Populations The other species will either move away to a new habitat (so they can find food), or they will die. One species can affect the ENTIRE ecosystem.

$500 Question from Measuring Populations What happens when the birth rate and death rate are equal?

$500 Answer from Measuring Populations The population will level off and would not be increasing or decreasing.

$100 Question from Species Interactions What is primary succession?

$100 Answer from Species Interactions Growth of life where there has previously been none.

$200 Question from Species Interactions What is secondary succession?

$200 Answer from Species Interactions Re-growth after the disruption of life (forest fires, hurricanes, human interaction)

$300 Question from Species Interactions What would be the first species present in primary succession?

$300 Answer from Species Interactions Rock lichens

$400 Question from Species Interactions If a plant is covered in pesticides, what part of the food chain will be the most affected?

$400 Answer from Species Interactions The tertiary consumers (the top of the food chain) will be the most affected because the pesticide does not go away like energy does.

$500 Question from Species Interactions What is leading to the increase in extinct species?

$500 Answer from Species Interactions Human interaction in environments

$100 Question from Environmental Issues What has caused the hole in the Ozone layer?

$100 Answer from Environmental Issues Chloroflourocarbons (CFC’s)

$200 Question from Environmental Issues Name 3 human environment interactions.

$200 Answer from Environmental Issues Deforestation, Pollution, Fishing, Habitat Fragmentation, Global Warming, Ozone Destruction

$300 Question from Environmental Issues How can humans live more sustainably?

$300 Answer from Environmental Issues By using less resources and being mindful of what is good for the environment.

$400 Question from Environmental Issues What are 5 things you could do to help the environment?

$400 Answer from Environmental Issues Recycle, turn your lights off when you leave rooms, unplug electronics, carpool, don’t leave water running, use reusable water bottles

$500 Question from Environmental Issues How have humans affected the carbon cycle?

$500 Answer from Environmental Issues By clear cutting, the burning of fossil fuels and excess pollution, humans have increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the air and it is increasing the Earth’s temperature

$100 Question from Ecology Extras The study of interactions between living things and their environment is ______________.

$100 Answer from Ecology Extras Ecology

$200 Question from Ecology Extras What is required for a self- sustaining environment?

$200 Answer from Ecology Extras A self-sustaining environment recycles all of the nutrients back into itself.

$300 Question from Ecology Extras Rocks, temperature, and water are what part of the environment?

$300 Answer from Ecology Extras Abiotic

$400 Question from Ecology Extras What happens when an Ecosytem is disrupted?

$400 Answer from Ecology Extras When an ecosystem is disrupted, it has a ripple effect. Disruptions threaten the existence of many species.

$500 Question from Ecology Extras The organisms that feed on dead Organisms are specifically called ___________. A subcategory of This group includes the decomposers.

$500 Answer from Ecology Extras detritivores

Final Jeopardy - Subject Interactions with the Environment Question

Final Jeopardy Question The largest population that an environment can support without doing irrevocable damage to the environment is called the ___________. Answer

Final Jeopardy Answer carrying capacity