Ecology Rahul Guha Jeopardy Template

ecology overview	food webs	Biodiversity of NC	Biodiversity	Agriculture
100 What is ecology It is the study of organisms and how they interact within their ecosystems	100 What is a decomposer Something that eats waste or nutrients that all other members of a food web do not eat or leave once they are deceased they feed at all trophic levels	100 What three climates make up North Carolina Coastal plains, Piedmont, mountains	100 What is biodiversity Biodiversity is the culmination of The number of different species, The variety of species , And the diversity of them within a select area	100 Name three techniques of agriculture Contour plant, strip cropping and Terracing
200 What are biotic and abiotic factors Biotic factors are biological factors that support life like symbiotic relationships abiotic factors are factors that are non-living that are essential to life or support it such as atmospheric conditions the amount of water soil type or geography	200 What would most likely happen if all carnivores in an ecosystem were removed The herbivores or consumers underneath them would likely grow unchecked and their population to large this will set an imbalance in the ecosystem	200 Is the soil quality of the mountains fertile Due to the erosion of rocks the sediment and silt of the mountains makes very rich fertile soil that produces a lot of biodiversity in Plants especially in the mountainous regions of North Carolina	200 What is the difference between species richness and biodiversity Species richness is only the variety of species not the variety the diversity and the number of different species	200 What are the two types of conservation tillage Low tillage and no-tillage
300 What cycle is crucial to living organisms The carbon cycle,Nitrogen cycle	300 What trophic level are herbivores considered to be part of Primary consumers	300 Is there a big difference between the soil types of the Piedmont and the soil types of the mountainous regions No they form in very similar ways	300 What man-made phenomenons affect biodiversity Climate change, global warming and all sorts of pollution	300 What is considered a pest A species that compete with humans for food by destroying sources of agriculture and livestock
400 What makes up the biosphere The lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere	400 What happens as you move up the food web Energy is lost and deposits of unwanted materials build up	400 At what age in North Carolina are you required to get a fishing license 16	400 Why do species need genetic diversity To protect from inbreeding and weak genetics which can lead to the extinction of species	400 How do you know at a store if a product is certified organic if it has a USDA certification
500 Why are plants crucial to an ecosystem They are the producers and without them nutrients will not be able to be absorbed by the consumers	500 A Vine is growing around a tree this relationship is viewed as a commensalistic relationship, What discovery could change that to parasitic. if it is found out that this Vine seeps nutrients from the tree and harms it	500 What is a threatened species that lives in the coastal plain American alligator	500 What is the difference between threatened and endangered species Endangered species are on the brink of Extinction while threatened species just means that they are vulnerable due to a recent problem	500 Why is buying local agriculture better than buying it from a chain store it costs less to transport the agriculture to a local farmer's market and it wastes less fossil fuels

Ecology Rahul Guha

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