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Terms
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

When scientists use satelites maps over time to look at landscape changes and the effects on a ecosystem, this is known as this type of monitoring.

What is physical monitoring?

100
This term is used to describe living (or once living) parts of ecosystems.
What is biotic?
100

Define invasive species.

A accidental or planned introduction of a non-native species into a community. 

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

When scientists count the population changes of grizzle bears in the rocky mountains over the course of 50 years, this is known as this type of monitoring.

What is biological monitoring?

200

Define indicator species. 

What is a species that reflects the state of the environment or reveal the evidence of impactful change. example: frogs are good for detecting pollution. 

200

The part of the carbon cycle that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. 

What is photosynthesis?

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

What the final stage of succession is refered to as. 

What is climax community?

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 primary species. 

What is the first organism, usually lichen or moss, that grows in the first stages of succession?

500

What is the term used for society's ability to exist and develope without depleting all the natural resources needed for the future?

What is Sustainability?

500
This term describes the negative impact a person has on the earth.
What is an ecological footprint?
500

Name a way carbon is released into the soil. 

What is through organic waste/matter decomposing?

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.
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