Vocabulary
What are biotic factors?
a. living organisms
b. non-living organisms
a. living organisms
What is NOT a CURRENT reason for the decline of the SRKW population?
a. boat noise
b. lack of prey/food
c. contaminants
d. Sea World
d. Sea World
What is the name of the life stage of a salmon in salt water?
a. egg
b. alevin
c. spawner
d. adult
d. adult
True or False
The sun is the source of all energy.
True
Where was Mrs. Vostral born?
a. Bothell
b. Mukilteo
c. Spokanne
d. Kalamazoo
d. Kalamazoo
What is the definition of ecology?
a. the study of microscopic structures of tissues
b. the scientific study of plants
c. the scientific study of organisms
d. the scientific study of organisms and their physical surroundings
d. the scientific study of organisms and their physical surroundings
Which orca pod is closest to us?
a. i
b. j
c. k
d. l
b. j
Which organism did we study that exemplified the a local endangered species?
a. orcas
b. salmon
c. starfish
d. otters
b. orcas
Typically, how may levels does an energy pyramid have?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
b. 4
Which of the following are her pets?
a. Dog
b. Fish
c. Chickens
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
d. all of the above
What is a flagship species?
a. species selected to act as an icon for a defined campaign or cause
b. a non-native species introduced into a new ecosystem
c. a species that the ecosystem largely depends on
d. a species whose status provides information on the overall condition of an ecosystem
a. species selected to act as an icon for a defined campaign or cause
What do orca’s use echolocation for?
a. identifying prey
b. navigation
c. identifying objects in their environment
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Which does not produce carbon dioxide?
a. photosynthesis
b. animal respiration
c. burning fossil fuels
d. plants decaying
a. photosynthesis
Which ways do the arrows point in a food web?
a. Toward the organism being eaten
b. Toward the organism doing the eating
c. It doesn't matter
d. The arrows point both ways
b. Toward the organism doing the eating
How many people live in Mrs. Vostral's home?
a. 3
b. 2
c. 5
d. 4
d. 4
Which of the following is NOT a keystone species?
a. African Elephant
b. Bees
c. Desert Tortoise
d. Koala
d. Koala
How many salmon must an adult SRKW consume to meet its daily energy requirements?
a. 5-10
b. 18-25
c. 26-32
d. 40-50
b. 18-25
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon enters the ….?
a. ocean
b. atmosphere
c. water
d. soil
b. atmosphere
True or False
Energy stops at the apex predator.
False
Which of the following was a job of Mrs. Vostral's?
a. Professor
b. Guitar player at nightclubs
c. Bartender
d. Easter bunny at the mall
c. Bar tender
Diatoms are an example of…
a. zooplankton
b. algae
c. phytoplankton
d. PCB’s
c. phytoplankton
What is the correct order of the structure of orcas?
a. community, pod, clan
b. clan, community, pod
c. pod, community, clan
d. pod, clan, community
d. pod, clan, community
Which stage of the salmon life cycle does the following best describe? “I’m starting to look like a fish, except I have a big egg sac that I carry around for food.”
a. egg
b. alevin
c. fry
d. smolt
b. alevin
What percentage of energy is transferred at each level of an energy pyramid?
a. 1%
b. 10%
c. 25%
d. 100%
b. 10%
What is the name of her dog?
a. Nebuchadnezzar
b. Malachi
c. Lucy Lou
d. Mandalorian
b. Malachi