What is an ecosystem?
Interaction between living and non living things
What is Symbiosis?
Relationship between different species where at least one species benefits.
Define Adaptations
- physical or behavioral characteristics that help a species
survive in its environment
Describe what ecological footprint means?
The imprint our lifestyles makes on Earth's ecology.
Humans release CO2 to the environment which is absorbed by plants and oceans. This process refers to what?
What is the Carbon Cycle
Define biotic and abiotic. Provide two examples for each.
Biotic - living
Abiotic - Non-living
What kind of relationship will clown fish and coral have? Explain how you know.
Commensalism.
Clown fish hides in coral, coral not harmed.
What are unintended consequences? Provide 3 examples.
- something negative that happens that was not expected
Answers may vary for examples
What is the process called when plants release water vapour (Gas) to the atmosphere?
What is transpiration?
How is a producer different from a consumer? Provide an example of a consumer and a producer.
Producers make their own food, consumers must seek for food ( eat producer or another consumer)
Provide examples of 3 different ecosystems.
Answers may vary
What of relationship will eyelash mites have with humans? They feast on oil secretions and dead skin near your eyelash follicles.
Commensalism
What is the term used to describe water vapour (gas) forming into clouds?
What is condensation?
Describe the 3 steps that lead to the extinction of a species ( what is the order)
Provide a definition for each.
Threatened - Numbers are declining
Endangered - Rare in numbers
Extirpation - Living in a zoo
What does a producer need to get its energy? Can a consumer survive without a producer? Why or why not.
- Producers need itself to create energy, it needs external factors like the sun, water, CO2.
- Consumers can not survive without producers
What are the 4 basic needs of living things?
1. Food/Energy
2. Gas exchange
3. Water
4. Living Conditions (Shelter)

Ox-peckers sit on zebras' backs to eat ticks from the zebras' coat. What type of relationship is this?
Mutualism
When toxins build up in an organism over time, what is this called?
What is bioaccumulation?
Name the main difference between a food web and a food chain?
A food web is a collection of food chains. A food chain only shows a few organisms.
When looking at sustainability, what are the 3 R's?
What percent of usable energy is passed on to the following trophic levels between organisms?
What is 10%?
What are the three types of symbiosis? Provide an Example for each ( must be examples that have not been mentioned in this jeopardy game)
commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism
Examples will vary
Define 2 physical and 2 behavioural adaptations.
Answers may vary
what is the main pigment that gives plants their green colour?
What is Chlorophyll?
A pyramid that shows how energy is transfered refers the what?
What are trophic levels?