Ecology Challenge

1. Ecology Challenge • As a group, read and discuss each question. I will give about 30 seconds per question. At the end, we will check the answers. The group with the most correct answers will win.

2. 1 of 25) Place the vocabulary letters in order of smallest to largest? A) Ecosystem B) Universe C) Population D) Galaxy E) Biome F) Community G) Earth H) Solar System

3. 2 of 25) A shark and small fish seem to swim together for long stretches. The small fish benefits from the shark’s protection, but the shark does not seem to be benefitted nor harmed. Which type of community interaction would this be?

4. 3 of 25) Which level of consumer are herbivores also know as called?

5. 4 of 25) When clouds release moisture back into the ecosystem, as part of the hydrologic cycle, it is called?

6. 5 of 25) Carbon is released into the atmosphere by which cellular process?

7. 6 of 25) Which level of ecology is best shown in the picture below?

8. 7 of 25) Which organism would be the 2° consumer?

9. 8 of 25) What is the percentage of energy lost as heat in each trophic level?

10. 9 of 25) Lightning plays a role of breaking chemical bonds during which nutrient cycle?

11. 10 of 25) What is the carrying capacity of this population?

12. 11 of 25) Name the layer of the Earth where all life can be found.

13. 12 of 25) Sunlight, water, wind, and soil are types of ____ factors that affect life.

14. 13 of 25) Moss’ and lichen are often the first to colonize new land. For this reason, they are called _____.

15. 14 of 25) Plants, animals, and fungi are types of ____ factors that affect life.

16. 15 of 25) Which organisms (be specific) remove nitrogen from the environment and help make nutrients for plants?

17. 16 of 25) The burning of fossil fuels is causing which biogeochemical cycle to become out of balance?

18. 17 of 25) Identify the longest food chain located in this food web.

19. 18 of 25) Identify the omnivore(s) in this food web.

20. 19 of 25) Beavers can dramatically alter the conditions for life in their environment. Species that greatly affect ecology are called _____ species.

21. 20 of 25) What is it called when individuals exit a population and live elsewhere?

22. 21 of 25) Label the 6 steps of the water cycle from the given choices. Choices: Condensation Runoff Precipitation Evaporation Transpiration Infiltration

23. 22 of 25) Which gas makes up ~78% of the atmosphere?

24. 23 of 25) The vulture in this picture is scavenging of dead remains. How would it best be described?

25. 24 of 25) The crumbling and weathering of rocks leads to the start of which biogeochemical cycle?

26. 25 of 25) Grab Bag: What was Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) the 1st person to do?

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28. 1 of 25) Place the vocabulary letters in order of smallest to largest? C) Population F) Community A) Ecosystem E) Biome G) Earth H) Solar System D) Galaxy B) Universe

29. 2 of 25) A shark and small fish seem to swim together for long stretches. The small fish benefits from the shark’s protection, but the shark does not seem to be benefitted nor harmed. Which type of community interaction would this be? commensalism

30. 3 of 25) Which level of consumer are herbivores also know as called? Primary consumers

31. 4 of 25) When clouds release moisture back into the ecosystem, as part of the hydrologic cycle, it is called? precipitation

32. 5 of 25) Carbon is released into the atmosphere by which cellular process? respiration

33. 6 of 25) Which level of ecology is best shown in the picture below? population

34. 7 of 25) Which organism would be the 2° consumer? mouse

35. 8 of 25) What is the percentage of energy lost as heat in each trophic level? 90%

36. 9 of 25) Lightning plays a role of breaking chemical bonds during which nutrient cycle? Nitrogen cycle

37. 10 of 25) What is the carrying capacity of this population? Unknown…not yet reached

38. 11 of 25) Name the layer of the Earth where all life can be found. biosphere

39. 12 of 25) Sunlight, water, wind, and soil are types of ____ factors that affect life. abiotic

40. 13 of 25) Moss’ and lichen are often the first to colonize new land. For this reason, they are called _____. Pioneer species

41. 14 of 25) Plants, animals, and fungi are types of ____ factors that affect life. biotic

42. 15 of 25) Which organisms (be specific) remove nitrogen from the environment and help make nutrients for plants? bacteria

43. 16 of 25) The burning of fossil fuels is causing which biogeochemical cycle to become out of balance? Carbon cycle

44. 17 of 25) Identify the longest food chain located in this food web. 1. Grass 2. Grasshopper 3. Spider 4. Blue jay 5. Cat 6. Owl 7. Hawk 1. Acorn 2. Grasshopper 3. Spider 4. Blue jay 5. Cat 6. Owl 7. Hawk

45. 18 of 25) Identify the omnivore(s) in this food web. There Are none!

46. 19 of 25) Beavers can dramatically alter the conditions for life in their environment. Species that greatly affect ecology are called _____ species. keystone

47. 20 of 25) What is it called when individuals exit a population and live elsewhere? emigration

48. 21 of 25) Label the 6 steps of the water cycle from the given choices. Choices: Condensation Runoff Precipitation Evaporation Transpiration Infiltration condensation transpiration precipitation evaporation runoff infiltration

49. 22 of 25) Which gas makes up ~78% of the atmosphere? Nitrogen

50. 23 of 25) The vulture in this picture is scavenging of dead remains. How would it best be described? Detritivore (not decomposer)