Vocabulary
Pop. Growth
Ecological Relationships
Relationships (Symbiotic and Otherwise)
Gobble Gobble
100
Movement of populations/organisms into an area
What is immigration?
100
Name two factors that increase population size
What are births and immigration?
100
No two organisms can occupy the same
what is a niche
100
An orchid being pollinated by a nectar collecting insect is an example of this type of symbiotic relationship
What is mutualism?
On the theme of mutualism, everyone gets 1 additional point
100
Which day of the year are plumbers the busiest?
What is Black Friday?
"Thanks to all that food we gobble up on Thanksgiving and houseguests stressing out the plumbing system, Roto-Rooter reports that kitchen drains, garbage disposals and yes, toilets, require more attention the day after Thanksgiving than any other day. Before you have to join the legions paying a hefty holiday bill, you may want to remind your kitchen clean-up crew to scrape the plates before washing."
200
Define population
What is a group of the same species living in the same area/habitat?
200
This is the reason that populations are unable to grow forever
What is limiting factors?
200
this is the reason that organisms live in symbiotic relationships
Because organisms share the same habitats and limiting resources
200
In the show, Stranger Things, Vecna draws power from sad and angry memories of teenagers. This is an example of which type of symbiotic relationship?
What is parasitism?
On the theme of parasitism, be a parasite to another team and steal 200 pts!
200
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade always ends with this iconic figure.
Who is Santa Claus?
300
Movement of population/organisms out of an area
What is emigration
300
This is the type of survivorship curve that dogs would have
What is Type I?
300
Which symbiotic relationship are both organisms benefitted? (+/+)
What is mutualism?
300
The Venus flytrap has leaf blades with hinges in the middle. When an insect touches tiny hairs on the leaf, the leaf snaps shut. This traps the animal inside. Gradually, the leaf secretes enxymes that digest the animal and release its nutrients into the plant. This ecological relationship is an example of…
What is predation?
in the spirit of predation... kill another team and cancel out ALL their points!!!!
300
In the movie, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, name one thing that Charlie Brown served to his friends on Thanksgiving
What is buttered toast, pretzel sticks, popcorn, or jelly beans?
400
Number of species in a population that a habitat can sustain
What is carrying capacity?
400
Pollution is this type of limiting factor:
What is a density-inddependent limiting factor?
400
What is the last day to turn in missing assignments for Mrs. Olisa?
December 8th?
400
This is the key difference between parasitism and predation.
What is parasitism harms and predation kills?
400
Which President made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
500
Interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association.
What is symbiosis?
500
The type of graph that shows how many organisms survive as they get older/over time
What is a survivorship curve?
500
What is the difference between INTERspecific and INTRAspecific competition
Inter - different species
Intra - same species
500
In the movie, Avengers: The Age of Ultron, Tony Stark replaces his artificial intelligence system when Vision is created.
Name the type of symbiotic relationship between Tony Stark and the artificial intelligence system.
200 bonus points for the name of the new artificial intelligence system
What is F.R.I.D.A.Y and a commensalism relationship?
500
The pilgrims and this native tribe shared the first Thanksgiving
Who is the Wampanoag Tribe?
