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Ecology Challenge

Take part in a group discussion to answer multiple-choice questions on ecology. Test your knowledge and see which group gets the most correct answers.

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Ecology Challenge

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  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) Biosphere H) Solar System

  3. 2 of 25) Which ecosystem component is missing in the food chain below?

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

  5. 4 of 25) Water changes from a vapor to a liquid during which stage of the water cycle?

  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 secondary consumer?

  9. 8 of 25) How many calories would get to the snake?

  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) Oxygen is released into the atmosphere by which cellular process?

  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) If adjusted for the rate of inflation, which movie has made the most money in film history?

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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) Biosphere H) Solar System D) Galaxy B) Universe

  29. 2 of 25) Which ecosystem component is missing in the food chain below? decomposers

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

  31. 4 of 25) Water changes from a vapor to a liquid during which stage of the water cycle? condensation

  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) How many calories would get to the snake? 79,682 cal 796,820 cal 7,968,200 cal 79,682,000 cal

  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) Oxygen is released into the atmosphere by which cellular process? photosynthesis

  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)

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