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Random/ 500 question is the FINAL JEOPARDY
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The four basic needs for all living organisms.

What is food, shelter/habitat, air, water?

100

Light, temperature, wind, water, soil are all___

What are biotic factors?

100

This term is used to describe living (or once living) parts of ecosystems.

What is biotic?

100

Define habitat.

What is the place where an organism lives?

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

Plants use the Sun's energy to do this?

What is Photosynthesis?

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 biotic factor

What is a plant, animal, bacteria, predator/prey?

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 Independent Variable. DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!! How much would you like to wager?

What is the type variable that a scientist changes?

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: Species

What is an organism closely related to be able to reproduce successfully?

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

The type of organism that causes harm in a Parasitic relationship?

What is a parasite?

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 term used to describe a group of interacting populations?

What is a community?

500

Define: In the salty seeds lab, explain the dependent and independent variables/FINAL JEOPARDY!!!!!

Independent is the salt in the water

Dependent is the bean sprouting

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