This term is used to describe living (or once living) parts of ecosystems.
What is biotic?
100
Define habitat.
What is shelter?
100
Describe an adaptation of any animal.
Answers may vary.
Example:
Polar Bears: Thick skin to help them keep warm
200
The term that is used to describe two different species that live closely together in a relationship that lasts over time.
What is Symbiosis?
200
Give an example of each of the 3 R's
Answers may vary.
Examples:
Reuse- Reusing bottles as much as possible
Reduce- Turning off lights when not in use
Recycle- Recycle paper,plastic,cardboard,etc.
200
The term used to describe organisms that eat the food made by producers.
What is a consumer?
200
Define: Herbivore,Carnivore,Omnivore
What is an organism that eats only herbs/plants, an organism that only eats meat, and an organism that eats both meat and plants?(Respectively)
200
Define predator.
What is an organism that naturally hunts prey.
300
The term used to describe a type of symbiosis in which one benefits and the other is harmed.
What is Parasitism?
300
Give an example of a natural resource.
What is water/oil/crops/minerals/fish/wildlife/coal?
300
Give an example of a food chain with at least 4 organisms involved.
Answers may vary.
Example:
Grass----->mouse----->snake------>hawk------->eagle
300
Define Biomass.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!
How much would you like to wager?
What is the total mass of all the organisms in an ecosystem?
300
Describe the two different participants in parasitism.
What is the parasite and the host?
400
This term describes the type of symbiosis in which one is benefiting and one doesn't care.
What is commensalism?
400
This term is used to describe the process of a certain species changing in order to adjust to it's surroundings.
What is adaptation?
400
The term used to describe an organism that breaks down the cells of dead or waste materials and absorb their nutrients.
What is a decomposer?
400
Define: Bioaccumilation
What is the accumulation of chemicals in an organism?
400
Define producer.
What is an organism that creates its own food?
500
What is the term used to describe the study of the Ecosystem?
What is Ecology?
500
This term describes the negative impact a person has on the earth.
What is an ecological footprint?
500
Give an example of each:
->A producer
->A predator and prey
->An omnivore
->A decomposer
Answers may vary:
Producer: A tree
Predator & prey: Owl and mouse
Omnivore: Human
Decomposer: Bacteria
500
What is the term used to describe the using of resources no faster than they can be renewed and discharging waste no more quickly than they can be absorbed.
What is Sustainibility?
500
Define: Niche
/FINAL JEOPARDY!!!!!
What is the role played by an organism in its environment such as being a consumer or a producer.