Biosphere
Energy Flow
Cycles of matter
Shaping Ecosystem
Biomes
100

Ecology is the study of ________.

Ecosystems

100

This is the main source of energy in a food web:

Sunlight

100

The which of the following is NOT part of the water cycle:

  1. Precipitation

  2. Condensation

  3. Transpiration

  4. Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis

100

An ecosystem consists of abiotic and biotic factors, the place where an organism lives is its:

  1. Niche

  2. Habitat

  3. Ecosystem

  4. Biome

Habitat

100

A complex community, large area, with certain types of: soil, climate, plants, animals is a(n)

Biome

200

This is the portion of the Earth where all life exists:

Biosphere

200

These are organisms that make their own food:

Autotrophs

200

The only process to use carbon as an input instead of an output is:

Photosynthesis

200

This is both where and how an organism lives its life:

  1. Habitat

  2. Niche

  3. Biome

  4. Ecosystem

Niche

200

The ability to survive and reproduce in less than optimal conditions is known as:

  1. Habitat

  2. Ecosystem

  3. Tolerance

  4. Biome

Tolerance

300

This is a group of organisms that interbreed and produce fertile offspring:

Species

300

This is an organism that must consume other organisms to obtain energy:

Heterotroph

300

  • Nitrogen is an essential element because it is a major component of:

  1. Lipids

  2. Proteins

  3. Carbohydrates

  4. Sugars

Proteins

300

Which of the following is NOT a community interaction?

  1. Competition

  2. Predation

  3. Symbiosis

  4. Niche

Niche

300

A small area that differs from the climate around it is a(n):

Microclimate

400

Groups of individuals of the same species that live in the same area, such as a pod of whales or pack of wolves is a(n):

Population

400

  • DOUBLE JEOPARDY

  • Draw an energy pyramid below, must include an organism at each level, how it obtains energy, and how much energy is transferred to the next energy level:




Correct

400

An important part of the N-Cycle is _____ which turns atmospheric N into a usable form for plants.

  1. Photosynthesis

  2. Nitrogen fixation

  3. Condensation

  4. Transpiration

Nitrogen fixation

400

This is anything that an organism NEEDS to survive:

  1. Niche

  2. Biome

  3. Resource

  4. Competitive exclusion principle

Resource

400

This is the portion of the water that light is able to penetrate:

  1. Abiotic

  2. Photic

  3. Biotic

  4. Aphotic

Photic

500

An assemblage of different species living in the same area are a(n):

Community

500

Draw a food chain

correct

500

Phosphorus is different from other elements that are cycled in the ecosystem because P is stored in the:

  1. Atmosphere

  2. Plant tissue

  3. Ground

  4. Animal tissue

Ground

500

Symbiosis means:

  1. One organism eats another

  2. One organism competes with another

  3. Living together

  4. Cannot live together

Living Together

500

An ecosystem in which water cover the soil or is present at/near the surface of soil for at least part of the year is:

  1. Estuary

  2. Salt marsh

  3. Tundra

  4. Wetland 

Wetland

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