Ecology Team Trivia: Test Your Environmental Knowledge!

Explore the world of ecology through a fun team trivia game. Discover key vocabulary related to ecosystems, energy roles, and more. Challenge yourself to become the leader of the pack by mastering ecological concepts. Test your knowledge on topics such as abiotic factors, population dynamics, climate patterns, and energy flow. Sharpen your understanding of producers, decomposers, carrying capacity, and nutrient cycles. Are you ready to delve into the intricate web of nature?

• Ecology
• Trivia
• Ecosystems
• Energy Roles
• Environment

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1. Ecology Team Trivia DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE THE LEADER OF THE PACK?

2. Round 1: Vocabulary Point Values: 1-3-5-7 All the nonliving factors present in an ecosystem

3. abiotic

4. Round 1: Vocabulary Point Values: 1-3-5-7 Made up of all members of the same species in an area.

5. population

6. Round 1: Vocabulary Point Values: 1-3-5-7 Averages of weather and precipitation

7. climate

8. Round 1: Vocabulary Point Values: 1-3-5-7 The largest population that an area can support

9. carrying capacity

10. Round 2: Energy Roles Point Values: 2-4-6-8 Organism responsible for returning nutrients to the soil

11. decomposers

12. Round 2: Energy Roles Point Values: 2-4-6-8 MOST energy enters the ecosystem through which type of organism?

13. producers

14. Round 2: Energy Roles Point Values: 2-4-6-8 Which type of organism can create its own food using energy from the sun?

15. producers

16. Round 2: Energy Roles Point Values: 2-4-6-8 Which two types of organism must eat to obtain energy?

17. consumers & decomposers

18. Round 3: Interactions Point Values: 3-5-7-9 Parasitism, Mutualism and Commensalism are all examples of what?

19. symbiosis

20. Round 3: Interactions Point Values: 3-5-7-9 A family of fleas living on a stray cat is an example of what type of interactions?

21. parasitism

22. Round 3: Interactions Point Values: 3-5-7-9 Kingfishers and crows eat the similar diets, and can often be seen in the same habitat. What type of interaction do Kingfishers and crows have?

23. competition

24. Round 3: Interactions Point Values: 3-5-7-9 What type of interaction would you expect a mongoose and a chicken to have?

25. predation (predator/prey)

26. Half Time Question 2 points awarded per correct response List the ecological levels of organization in order from smallest to largest.

27. Individual/Species Population Community Ecosystem/Habitat Biome Biosphere

28. Round 4 : Relationships Point Values: 1-3-5-7 What s our ISM? I am an oxpecker who rides on the back of rhinos. I eat ticks from the rhinos back and alert them to predators.

29. mutualism

30. Round 4 : Relationships Point Values: 1-3-5-7 What is our ISM? I am a heartworm that has developed in the heart of a dog. I take nutrients from the dog s blood and can cause major health problems and sometimes death.

31. parasitism

32. Round 4 : Relationships Point Values: 1-3-5-7 What is our ISM? I am a tree sloth. I have algae growing on my back. The algae acts as camouflage for me as I make my way through the rainforest trees.

33. mutualism

34. Round 4 : Relationships Point Values: 1-3-5-7 What is our ISM? I am an orchid. I grow and live inside a bromeliad plant where I can get all the nutrients and water I need. The bromeliad is not harmed nor helped by my presence.

35. commensalism

36. Round 5 : Studying Populations Point Values: 2-4-6-8 If I am examining the tracks of a wolf pack to determine the population size, what method of observation an I using?

37. Indirect observation

38. Round 5 : Studying Populations Point Values: 2-4-6-8 If I count 15 butterflies in a garden measuring 3 square meters, what is the population density of butterflies in the garden?

39. 5 butterflies per square meter

40. Round 5 : Studying Populations Point Values: 2-4-6-8 What is the best method to use if I wanted to estimate how many roses are growing in my rose garden?

41. sampling

42. Round 5 : Studying Populations Point Values: 2-4-6-8 What method is best for estimating the size or and flight patterns of a large flock of migratory birds?

43. mark and recapture