Properties of Water
Cycles
Ecological Relationships
Food Webs and Energy
Just for Fun!
100

Which property of water is represented in the image below?

Adhesion

100

What drives the water cycle?

The sun

100

What is the definition of a symbiotic relationship?

Different species living together, where at least one benefits from the relationship.

100

Autotrophic organisms are classified as what, in the energy pyramid?

Producers, herbivores

100

This musical artist debuted a popular song in the Barbie movie in 2023 called "What was I made for?".

Billie Eilish

200

Which property of water is exemplified in the image below?

Capillary Action

200

Explain how transpiration is different than water evaporation from a lake.

Transpiration is a type of evaporation from plants.

200

Describe commensalism and provide an example

One benefits, other is neither helped nor harmed

Barnacles on whales

200

In an energy pyramid if the secondary consumers have 87.21 kcal of energy, how much energy are you likely to see at the tertiary level?

8.721 kcal

200

This former Pittsburgh Steelers player retired from the NFL in 2014.

Troy Polamalu

300

What type of bond holds the oxygen and hydrogen together in a water molecule?

Strong covalent bond

300

What process removes CO2 from the atmosphere?

Photosynthesis

300

In the image below, identify one biotic and one abiotic factor.

Biotic: Turtle

Abiotic: Sun

300

The Sea Nettles is classified as...

Secondary and Tertiary Consumer

300

The Avenger "Black Widow" is pictured below. What is her real (fictional) name in the movie?

Natasha Romanoff

400

Explain the polarity of a water molecule?

Oxygen has a partial negative charge, and hydrogens have a partial positive charge

400

Explain the role eutrophication has on the formation of a dead zone.

Eutrophication: excess nutrients = large algal bloom

Algae dies, bacteria breaks it down, bacteria consumes oxygen

400

Sea otters are top-down keystone predators in the food web pictured below. The removal of the sea otters from this food web would result in....

Trophic Cascade

400

If the concentration of a toxin was found to be 1.739 ppm at the producer level, what concentration might you expect to see at the secondary consumer level?

173.9 ppm

400

Bad Bunny wrapped up his "Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Manana" tour this summer. Translate this album title to English.

Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow

500

The solvent in the solution below is water. What can you conclude about the the colored solutes?

They are nonpolar

500

Explain ocean acidification at the molecular level.

Atm. CO2 enters the surface water and reacts to produce carbonic acid. Carbonic acid breaks down further, producing H+ ions, which decrease the pH

500

The rocky intertidal zone is a diverse ecosystem. What ecological relationships can you recognize in the image below? 

Intraspecific competition

Interspecific competition

Predation

500

Producers receive 100% of their energy from the sun. Explain how energy is transferred to each trophic level

10% energy is transferred to each trophic level, and 90% is released as heat

500

This SNL comedian has participated in sketches with celebrities like Bad Bunny, Karol G, and Pedro Pascal.

Marcello Hernandez