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2. POT-POURRI SCIENCE Ecosystem Functions Miami! Evolution 200 200 200 200 200 400 400 400 400 400 600 600 600 600 600 800 800 800 800 800 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 Jeopardy Categories Scores

3. Science200 Points Answer

4. Science is knowledge but it is also… • A linear process to understand the world • A process to understand the world • Assumptions to understand the world Category Selection

5. Evolution600 Points Answer

6. Commensalism is when • All species benefit • One benefits other harmed • One benefits other not harmed or benefiting • One releases a toxin to gain over another species Category Selection

7. Potpourri 600 Points Answer

8. DDT enters an aquatic ecosystem,as DDT goes through the food chain through phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish to bird the birds will have • a higher amount of DDT than the phytoplankton • A lower amount of DDT than the phytoplankton • The same amount of DDT as the phytoplankton Category Selection

9. Ecosystems400 Points Answer

10. A tall tree and a short tree growing in the forest both need sunlight and nutrients from the soil this is an example of • Mutualism • Predation • Amensalism • Competition Category Selection

11. Science400 Points Answer

12. Science relies on… • Assumptions • Sensationalism • Evidence • Explanations of the supernatural Category Selection

13. Ecosystems800 Points Answer

14. Ecology is the study of • Human Life • Relationships in nature • Human behavior • Structure of organisms Category Selection

15. Miami200 Points Answer

16. Is Miami the capital of Florida? • True • False Category Selection

17. Ecosystem600 Points Answer

18. A remora is a small fish that cleans parasites off of sharks. This is what type of symbiotic relationship? • Parasitic • Amensalistic • Commensalistic • Mutualistic Category Selection

19. Science800 Points Answer

20. An explanation for a certain group of facts that is well substantiated by considerable scientific research • A scientific hypothesis • The vernacular theory • The vernacular hypothesis • A scientific theory Category Selection

21. Evolution200 Points Answer

22. Which mechanism explains when green beetles mate and produce a brown offspring? • Migration • Genetic Drift • Mutation • Natural Selection Category Selection

23. Miami!600 Points Answer

24. What county is Miami in? • Little Havana • Miami Springs • Miami Dade • Miami Springs Category Selection

25. Potpourri 800 Points Answer

26. To pass this class you need to • Get at least a C • Attend all classes and get a C • Show competency in the outcomes and attend classes • Show competency in the outcomes and get a C Category Selection

27. Ecosystem1000 Points Answer

28. In a study to see if cell phones can pop popcorn you use 4 cell phones of the same brand on the same ringer. Which of the following shows your control variable(s)? • If popcorn will pop using cell phones. • The same ringer and the same brand of cell phones. • The time it takes for the popcorn to pop. • You had no control variables because this doesn’t work. Category Selection

29. Miami!800 Points Answer

30. The large swamp/wetland/marsh/river in Florida is called • Lake Okeechobee • Atlantic Ocean • Everglades • Gulf of Mexico Category Selection

31. Science600 Points Answer

32. The vernacular (popular or common usage), of the word theory is • Imperfect fact • Structures that explain facts • Absolute fact Category Selection

33. Potpourri 1000 Points Answer

34. Biomagnification • How a pollutant enters an ecosystem • How a pollutant leaves an ecosystem • How a pollutant accumulates within organisms in an ecosystem • How toxic a particular pollutant is Category Selection

35. Ecosystems200 Points Answer

36. Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor? • A rabbit • The Sun • A spider • The California Poppies Category Selection

37. Evolution400 Points Answer

38. Green beetles are easily seen by birds, and therefore eaten more when compared to the brown beetles. This is an example of • Migration • Mutation • Genetic Drift • Natural Selection Category Selection

39. Miami!1000 Points Answer

40. Miami holds the distinction of being "the only major city in the United States conceived by a woman. Who was she? • Pocahontas • Julia Tuttle • Margaret Mead • Elizabeth Cady Stanton Category Selection

41. Potpourri400 Points Question?

42. Where in a scientific paper would you find background information? • Abstract • Introduction • Discussion • Results Category Selection

43. Miami!400 Points Answer

44. A smelly wetland • Scary because of alligators and crocs • River of grass • Confounding variable Category Selection

45. Evolution800 Points Answer

46. Evolution is considered a fact because • There is a lot of evidence to support it • Scientists don’t see any other way to explain life • It is not a fact as there is no way to support it Category Selection

47. Science1000 Points Answer

48. A proposed explanation for a fairly narrow set of phenomena, usually based on prior experience scientific background knowledge, and is preliminary. • A scientific theory • Theory as used by the public • A scientific hypothesis • Hypothesis as used by the public Category Selection

49. Potpourri200 Points Answer

50. When graphing data, which type of graph is best for showing change over time? • Bar • Pie • Line • Column Category Selection