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Ecological Jeopardy: Species, Communities, Interactions & Succession

Test your knowledge on species, communities, interactions, and succession in this ecological Jeopardy game! Explore different types of species, community structures, species interactions, and ecological succession processes.

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Ecological Jeopardy: Species, Communities, Interactions & Succession

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  1. Jeopardy Types of species Communities Species Interactions Succession Potpourri Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

  2. $100 Question from Communities This is the term for the number of different species that make up a community

  3. $100 Answer from Communities Species diversity/richness

  4. $200 Question from Communities This is the term for the differences in physical appearance at boundaries between ecosystems

  5. $200 Answer from Communities • Edge effects

  6. $300 Question from Communities List 2 of the 4 factors that affect biodiversity in communities

  7. $300 Answer from Communities Latitude Depth Pollution Dissolved O2 content

  8. $400 Question from Communities This is the term for number of niches, how they compare, and how they interact in a community

  9. $400 Answer from Communities Niche structure

  10. $500 Question from Communities This is the term for the “mosaic” of vegetation found in most large communitites

  11. $500 Answer from Communities Patch effect

  12. $100 Question from Types of Species These types of species that normally live & thrive in a particular ecosystem

  13. $100 Answer from Types of Species Native species

  14. $200 Question from Types of Species This type of species have broad niches, can live many places, use a variety of resources. And give an example!

  15. $200 Answer from Types of Species Generalist species Ex: humans, cockroaches, coyotes, dandelions

  16. $300 Question from Types of Species The emerald beetle is an example of this type of species

  17. $300 Answer from Types of Species Invasive species

  18. $400 Question from Types of Species • These species play key roles in their ecosystems due to their interactions with other species

  19. $400 Answer from Types of Species Keystone species

  20. $500 Question from Types of Species • Scientists observe these species to determine the overall health of an ecosystem

  21. $500 Answer from Types of Species Indicator species

  22. $100 Question from Species Interactions This is competition between members of 2 or more different species

  23. $100 Answer from Species Interactions Interspecific competition

  24. $200 Question from Species Interactions This interaction benefits one species, and the second is neither helped or harmed

  25. $200 Answer from Species Interactions Commensalism

  26. $300 Question from Species Interactions Give 1 example of an adaptation prey uses to avoid capture

  27. $300 Answer from Species Interactions Camouflage Warning colors Speed/endurance Chemical warfare Mimicry Etc…

  28. $400 Question from Species Interactions List the 3 ways species divide up resources during resource partitioning

  29. $400 Answer from Species Interactions • Using at different times • Using in different places • Using in dfferent ways

  30. $500 Question from Species Interactions • Give an example of 2 species in a mutualist relationship

  31. $500 Answer from Species Interactions Clownfish & amemone Oxpeckers & rhino Sucker fish & shark Etc…

  32. $100 Question from Succession These are the first organisms to colonize any newly available area and begin the process of ecological succession

  33. $100 Answer from Succession Pioneer species

  34. $200 Question from Succession This is the gradual reestablishment of biotic communities in an area where a biotic community was previously present. Also known as “old field succession”

  35. $200 Answer from Succession Secondary succession

  36. $300 Question from Succession This is the term for the final and stable community in an ecosystem

  37. $300 Answer from Succession Climax community

  38. $400 Question from Succession This is the ability of an ecosystem to resist being disturbed

  39. $400 Answer from Succession Inertia or persistence

  40. $500 Question from Succession • This states that moderate disturbances in communities promote greater species diversity than small of major disturbances

  41. $500 Answer from Succession Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis

  42. $100 Question from Potpourri This is the number of moons that Mars has

  43. $100 Answer from Potpourri 2

  44. $200 Question from Potpourri This is the average lifespan of a human eyelash

  45. $200 Answer from Potpourri 5 months

  46. $300 Question from Potpourri This is the name of the unit of time that is 1/100th of a second

  47. $300 Answer from Potpourri A jiffy

  48. $400 Question from Potpourri • This actor, who played Sonny in The Godfather, won New York City’s “Italian of the Year” award 2 years in a row, even though he is Jewish

  49. $400 Answer from Potpourri James Caan

  50. $500 Question from Potpourri • These exist inside Mexican jumping beans, and are responsible for their jumping

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