Ecology Bio Review Game ROUND 1 – 5 POINTS EACH ROUND 2 – 10 POINTS EACH ROUND 3 - 15 POINTS EACH.

Ecology Bio Review Game

ROUND 1 – 5 POINTS EACH

ROUND 2 – 10 POINTS EACH

ROUND 3 - 15 POINTS EACH

1. What does the green arrow indicate?

1. What does the green arrow indicate?

Carrying capacity has been reached

2. Which biome has no trees and permafrost?

2. Which biome has no trees and permafrost?

Tundra

3. On a barren land, lichen begin to sprout. This is known as a ________________.

3. On a barren land, lichen begin to sprout. This is known as a ________________.Pioneer species

4. A relationship that takes place between two different species is called….

4. A relationship that takes place between two different species is called….

Symbiosis

5. Barnacles are crustaceous animals that stick to the skin of whales. The barnacles benefit because they get a habitat where nutrients are available. They do not hamper or

enhance the survival of the whales. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

5. Barnacles are crustaceous animals that stick to the skin of whales. The barnacles benefit because they get a habitat where nutrients are available. They do not hamper or

enhance the survival of the whales. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

COMMENSALISM

ROUND 2

1. In the Galapagos, finches eat the parasites off of tortoises’ skin. What type of symbiotic relationship do the finches and tortoises share?

MUTUALISM

2. Lava has destroyed an area. When organisms begin to live here again, the area will be experiencing ____________.

2. Lava has destroyed an area. When organisms begin to live here again, the area will be experiencing ____________.

PRIMARY SUCCESION

3. What is the difference between a parasite and a predator?

3. What is the difference between a parasite and a predator?

Predators purposely

kill

4. List the 4 ecological levels of organization from smallest to largest.

4. List the 4 ecological levels of organization from smallest to largest.

ORGANISM

POPULATION

COMMUNITY

ECOSYSTEM

5. A student performed an experiment where they tested to see if temperature affects the

pace at which yeast break down sugar.

What is the dependent variable?

5. A student performed an experiment where they tested to see if temperature affects the

pace at which yeast break down sugar.

What is the dependent variable?

Pace/ Rate of break down

A lab group decides to test how temperature affects the rate at which oxygen is released from a chemical reaction. The students watch as the bubbling solution releases gas into their oxygen

sensor and a graph of the oxygen percentage per second is recorded.

What type of data are they collecting?

A lab group decides to test how temperature affects the rate at which oxygen is released from a chemical reaction. The students watch as the bubbling solution releases gas into their oxygen

sensor and a graph of the oxygen percentage per second is recorded.

What type of data are they collecting?

Quantitative

ROUND 3

1. Which of the following would most likely be the last organism to appear during succession?

A. Plant life

B. Carnivores

C. Herbivores

D. Bacteria

1. Which of the following would most likely be the last organism to appear during succession?

A. Plant life

B. Carnivores

C. Herbivores

D. Bacteria

2. In which biome would you find no permafrost and coniferous trees, like evergreens?

2. In which biome would you find no permafrost and coniferous trees, like evergreens?

TAIGA

3. After a hurricane, a natural environment would experience what type of environmental

evolution?

SECONDARY

3. After a hurricane, a natural environment would experience what type of environmental

evolution?

4. What is the highest level of ecological organization that only contains biotic factors?

4. What is the highest level of ecological organization that only contains biotic factors?

Community

5. Below is a picture of a Burying Beetle. They eat off of dead animals. Phoretic mites are

hitching a ride on the beetle, so that when they reach the carcass, they can partake in the meal. What is the symbiotic relationship between the

beetle and the mites?

5. Below is a picture of a Burying Beetle. They eat off of dead animals. Phoretic mites are

hitching a ride on the beetle, so that when they reach the carcass, they can partake in the meal. What is the symbiotic relationship between the

beetle and the mites?

Commensalism