1. Welcome to Mr. Gross’s Wonderful World of TRIVIA!!!!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Welcome to Mr. Gross’s Wonderful
World of TRIVIA!!!!

2. How it works…. Each table group comes up with a team name
When Mr. Gross puts a question on the board, each team must write their answer on the whiteboard at their table
The “WRITER” will change for each question
You will have exactly 1 minute to answer each question – everyone holds up boards at same time
Once you hold your board up, you cannot put it down for any reason (or you will not get a point)

3. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER…..
TALK WHEN YOU ARE HOLDING UP YOUR BOARDS – YOUR TEAM WILL NOT GET A POINT IF YOU ARE TALKING

4. IF…..
Your team wins, I will bring in treats for your team on tomorrow while you are taking the test
There is a tie, or if the whole class ties, I will bring in treats for the whole class on tomorrow during the test…….what a great way to take a Thursday test!

5. Here comes a practice question…….

6. Practice Question
Tell me one non-living part of an ecosystem and how it impacts the different kinds of organisms that live in an ecosystem
Example: Precipitation is non-living and different organisms need different amounts of water in an ecosystem

7. Practice Question Answer
ANSWERS VARY:
Light, temperature, soil, rocks.
Different organisms need different amounts of these and/or use them in different ways

8. Question #1
What are “wetlands”?

9. Areas of land that are flooded or wet all or part of the year.
Question #1 ANSWER
Areas of land that are flooded or wet all or part of the year.

10. Question #2
What is an omnivore?

11. Question #2 ANSWER
An animal that eats both plants and animals (fruits and vegetables and meat)

12. What is the role of a “Producer” in an ecosystem
Question #3
What is the role of a “Producer” in an ecosystem

13. Question #3 ANSWER
A producer makes its own food, generally through photosynthesis, and starts the flow of energy through a food chain or web.

14. Question #4 Multiple choice:
Different kinds of plants living in the same area must compete for water. Which kind of plant has the greatest chance of survival?
a) the plant with the largest leaves
b) the plant with a compact root system
c) the plant with the largest root system
d) a plant with needles instead of leaves

15. c) the plant with the largest root system
Question #4 ANSWER
c) the plant with the largest root system

16. Question #5
Creatures that live in the deep ocean need to adapt to which environmental factor?
a) lack of food
b) high pressure
c) low levels of salt
d) high temperatures

17. Question #5 ANSWER
b) high pressure

18. Question #6
Why would a desert plant have a large root system close to the surface?

19. Question #6 ANSWER
To quickly absorb water when it rains before it runs off of the hard ground.

20. Question #7
Algae help corals make a hard outside coating and corals give this type of algae a safe place to live. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?

21. Question #7 ANSWER
Mutualism

22. Question #8
When decomposers break down the remains of dead organisms, what do they make that can be used by plants?
a) starch
b) cellulose
c) nitrogen compounds
d) hydrogen compounds

23. Question #8 ANSWER
c) nitrogen compounds

24. Question #9 In an ecosystem, ____ break down waste and dead matter.
a) producers
b) consumers
c) scavengers and decomposers

25. c) scavengers and decomposers
Question #9 ANSWER
c) scavengers and decomposers

26. Question #10
A big horn sheep eats a prickly pear cactus, a cougar eats the big horn sheep. This is an example of a….
a) food chain
b) food web

27. Question #10 ANSWER
a) food chain

28. Question #11
Where is the GREATEST amount of energy located on an energy pyramid?
a) top
b) middle
c) bottom
HINT: The most energy is where the most organisms are located

29. Question #11 ANSWER
c) bottom

30. Question #12
Which adaptation BEST helps elk survive in the Taiga biome?
a) thick fur
b) large antlers
c) change of color
d) winter hibernation

31. Question #12 ANSWER
a) thick fur

32. Question #13
Which land biome is home to more species than any other biome?
a) taiga
b) grassland
c) deciduous forest
d) tropical rainforest

33. d) tropical rainforest
Question #13 ANSWER
d) tropical rainforest

34. Question #14
Trees that grow well in wet, cool climates would probably grow well in the…..
a) tundra
b) desert
c) tropical rainforest
d) temperate rainforest

35. d) temperate rainforest
Question #14 ANSWER
d) temperate rainforest

36. Question #15
In an ecosystem, birds depend on insects to survive. If someone spreads pesticides to control the insect population, which of the following will most likely occur?
a) the bird population will increase
b) the bird population will decrease
c) the bird population will decrease, then increase
d) the bird population will increase, then decrease

37. b) the bird population will decrease
Question #15 ANSWER
b) the bird population will decrease