Ecosystem 6 Jeopardy Template

Vocabulary	Short Answer	Symbiosis	10 Seconds	Random
100 Ecosystem all the abiotic and biotic parts of the environment in an area	100 Sunlight What is the original source of all energy in the ecosystem?	100 Commensalism Remora fish are small fish that make their niche by picking up the scraps that sharks leave behind while feeding. The shark makes no attempt to prey on the remora fish.	100 Name 2 producers	100 Trophic level is each energy level What is a trophic level?
200 Symbiosis close, long-term relationship between two species	200 Photosynthesis What is the process in which light energy is turned into chemical energy?	200 Mutualism Bees fly from flower to flower-gathering nectar, which they make into food. When they land in a flower, the bees get some pollen on their hairy bodies, and when they land in the next flower, some of the pollen from the first one rubs off, pollinating the plant.	200 Name 2 carnivores	200 Primary consumer; snake Secondary consumers eat ___________________. An example of a secondary consumer is _____________
300 Commensalism one species benefits from the relationship, the other is unaffected	300 They break down dead organisms, allow essential nutrients to go back to the soil, and break down waste of other organisms Why are decomposers important to the environment? (give at least 2 reasons)	300 Parasitism A cuckoo may lay its eggs in a warbler’s nest. The cuckoo’s young will displace the warbler’s young and will be raised by the warbler.	300 Name an herbivore	300 Eating tall tree leaves. Describe the niche of a giraffe living in the Savannah.
400 Carnivores consumer that eat herbivores, omnivores, and other carnivores	400 Energy decreases because it is lost as heat As you move through the energy level, what happens to energy?	400 Mutualism Bacteria live in the colon of humans and are able to feed off the indigestible food that the human body cannot break down (cellulose of plants). In the process of breaking down the food, the bacteria also make much-needed vitamins that the human body in turn can use to keep healthy.	400 What type of consumer is a bear?	400 Habitat: North Pole (Arctic Ocean); eating fish Describe the habitat and niche of the Polar bear.
500 Detritivores consumer that eats dead organisms and wastes	500 Habitat is the address and niche is the occupation Habitat and niche are different for an organism because...?	500 Mutualism Spider crabs live in shallow areas of the ocean floor, and greenish-brown algae lives on the crabs' backs, making the crabs blend in with their environment, and unnoticeable to predators. The algae get a good place to live, and the crab gets camouflage.	500 Name 2 decomposers	500 C The arrow (-->) in a food chain or food web represents which of the following? a. How sunlight travels b. The way energy is decomposed c. The direction of energy flow/transfer d. None of the above

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