Pollination
Food Web Roles
Coevolution
Herbivory
Potpourri
100

Which part of the plant produces pollen?

Anther

100

Name one food web role that insects can fill:

Consumer or Decomposer

100

The evolution of traits in two species due to the selective pressures they exert on each other.

Coevolution

100

What do herbivores eat?

Plants

100

For 100 points each - MUST GO IN ORDER!









# of cards in a deck of cards.










# of weeks in a year.








# of Nickels in $1.









# of teeth in a mouth.









# of stars in the big dipper constellation.

52.

52.

20.

32.

7.

200

What is another word for beekeeping?

Apiculture

200

Food chains show the movement of ________________ through an ecosystem.

Energy

200

What defense mechanism does this tree have to defend it against insects?

Resin

200

What insect destroyed cotton crops in the Southern United States and caused the great migration?

Cotton Boll Weevil

200

For 200 points each.

These two big cats serve as one of the main antagonist and protector of a young Mowgli in this Disney (and Rudyard Kipling) fan favorite.

Who is Shere Khan and Bagheera?

300

Male honey bees are known as ____________________.

Drones

300

What will be the first thing to use chemicals when they are added back to the soil?

Plants

300

What is the name of the moths mouthpart that adapted as a result of coevolution?

Proboscis

300

Classroom awareness Question!

Teacher Discretion.

300

The player is currently leading the MLB with a batting average of .400

Aaron Judge

400

How do humans benefit from pollination?

Increase in agriculture, economic boost, etc.

400

Why are decomposers important to ecosystems?

They recycle nutrients that living things need.  Prevent pile up of waste materials.

400

What defense mechanism has this plant developed against insects?

Trichomes

400

Mealybugs began eating Cane in the Mississippi River Delta. Why is the Cane so important to the river?

It prevents erosion/ holds the banks of the river in place.

400

Atlanta United fans were excited for the return of this player to the team after he spent the last 5 years at Newcastle United.

Who is Miguel Almiron?

500

Why is pollination important to plants?

It allows them to produce seeds and fruit / Reproduce.

500

Name one type of detritivore AND tell me what they eat.

Xylophage- wood

Coprophage- Feces

Necrophage- Carcasses/ Dead animals

500

How does the Star Orchid benefit from its relationship with the hawk moth?

Almost guaranteed pollination. (The hawk moth will almost certainly visit another star orchid instead of another type of flowering plant)

500

What risk does monoculture have in terms of insect herbivory?

Insects will eat entire crops / pest insect predators leave due to monoculture

500

This character from A Bug's Life should not be confused with "Jim" or "Shady", but rather possesses the forename of the aforementioned.

Who is "Slim"?

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