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Ecology
Populations Communities Population
Growth
Ecosystem
Structure
Symbiosis
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FINAL ROUND
Populations:
$100 Question
The change in population size over a given
period of time is calculated using this
formula. (r)
ANSWER
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Populations :
$100 Answer
The change in population size over a given
period of time is calculated using this
formula. (r)
(birth rate+immigration rate)– (death
rate+emigration rate)
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Populations :
$200 Question
This is the term used to describe
factors that limit population size based
on the number of individuals in the
population.
ANSWER
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Populations :
$200 Answer
This is the term used to describe factors
that limit population size based on the
number of individuals in the population.
Density-dependent factors
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Populations :
$300 Question
Which term is used to describe an organism’s job
or role in a population?
ANSWER
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Populations :
$300 Answer
Which term is used to describe an
organism’s job or role in a population?
Niche
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Populations :
$400 Question
This is the most commonly seen pattern of
dispersion in populations
ANSWER
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Populations :
$400 Answer
This is the most commonly seen pattern of
dispersion in populations
Uniform
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Populations :
$500 Question
Selection for life history traits that are
sensitive to population density is known as
ANSWER
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Populations :
$500 Answer
Selection for life history traits that are
sensitive to population density is known as
K-selection
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Communities:
$100 Question
What term refers to the number of different
species found in a community?
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Communities :
$100 Answer
What term refers to the number of different
species found in a community?
Species Richness
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Communities :
$200 Question
This term refers to the proportion each
species represents of all individuals found
within a community.
ANSWER
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Communities :
$200 Answer
This term refers to the proportion each
species represents of all individuals found
within a community.
Relative Abundance
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Communities :
$300 Question
In a community, predation would be
described as this type of relationship.
ANSWER
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Communities :
$300 Answer
In a community, predation would be
described as this type of relationship.
+/- interaction
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Communities :
$400 Question
This is the term for the species that has
the strongest control on a community,
based on its ecological roles.
ANSWER
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Communities :
$400 Answer
This is the term for the species that has the
strongest control on a community, based on its
ecological roles.
Keystone Species
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Communities :
$500 Question
A poison dart frog has distinct colors and
patterns to warn other organisms. This would
be an example of what type of behavior?
ANSWER
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Communities :
$500 Answer
A poison dart frog has distinct colors and
patterns to warn other organisms. This would
be an example of what type of behavior?
Aposematic Coloration
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Population Growth:
$100 Question
This type of growth is described by a “Jshaped” growth curve.
ANSWER
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Population Growth :
$100 Answer
This type of growth is described by a “Jshaped” growth curve.
Exponential Growth
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Population Growth :
$200 Question
This term is used to describe the maximum
number of individuals that an area’s
resources can support.
ANSWER
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Population Growth :
$200 Answer
This term is used to describe the maximum
number of individuals that an area’s
resources can support.
Carrying Capacity
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Population Growth :
$300 Question
The following equation represents this type
of population growth.
ANSWER
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Population Growth :
$300 Answer
The following equation represents this type
of population growth.
Logistic Growth
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Population Growth :
$400 Question
During logistic growth, which of the
following statements might be expected?
A. As N approaches K, b increases.
B. As N approaches K, d increases.
C. As N approaches K, r increases.
D. Both A and B are true.
ANSWER
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Population Growth :
$400 Answer
During logistic growth, which of the
following statements might be expected?
A. As N approaches K, b increases.
B. As N approaches K, d increases.
C. As N approaches K, r increases.
D. Both A and B are true.
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Population Growth :
$500 Question
A population of ground squirrels has an
annual per capita birth rate of 0.06 and an
annual per capita death rate of 0.02.
Estimate the number of individuals added
to or lost from a population of 1,000
individuals in one year.
ANSWER
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Population Growth :
$500 Answer
A population of ground squirrels has an
annual per capita birth rate of 0.06 and an
annual per capita death rate of 0.02.
Estimate the number of individuals added
to or lost from a population of 1,000
individuals in one year.
40 individuals
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Ecosystem Structure:
$100 Question
The trophic level which directly feeds on
the plant life in an ecosystem is referred to
as this.
ANSWER
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Ecosystem Structure :
$100 Answer
The trophic level which directly feeds on
the plant life in an ecosystem is referred to
as this.
Primary Consumers
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Ecosystem Structure :
$200 Question
A specific feeding sequence in an
ecosystem is known as this
ANSWER
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Ecosystem Structure :
$200 Answer
A specific feeding sequence in an
ecosystem is known as this
Food Chain
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Ecosystem Structure :
$300 Question
List the three main effects an invasive
species can have on an ecosystem.
ANSWER
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Ecosystem Structure :
$300 Answer
List the three main effects an invasive
species can have on an ecosystem.
Take up space
New diseases
Change energy levels
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Ecosystem Structure :
$400 Question
This is the form of succession that occurs
on previously uninhabited land.
ANSWER
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Ecosystem Structure :
$400 Answer
This is the form of succession that occurs
on previously uninhabited land.
Primary Succession
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Ecosystem Structure :
$500 Question
Disease would be an example of this type
of factor that could change population
sizes, which in turn change the entire
ecosystem.
ANSWER
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Ecosystem Structure :
$500 Answer
Disease would be an example of this type
of factor that could change population
sizes, which in turn change the entire
ecosystem.
Density-dependent factor
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Symbiosis:
$100 Question
These are the three types of symbiotic
relationships
ANSWER
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Symbiosis :
$100 Answer
These are the three types of symbiotic
relationships
Parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism
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Symbiosis :
$200 Question
This type of relationship is described as
being a +/0 interaction.
ANSWER
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Symbiosis :
$200 Answer
This type of relationship is described as
being a +/0 interaction.
commensalism
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Symbiosis :
$300 Question
This is described as being a +/relationship.
ANSWER
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Symbiosis :
$300 Answer
This is described as being a +/relationship.
parasitism
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Symbiosis :
$400 Question
The relationship between a water
buffalo and an egret would be
described as this type of interaction.
ANSWER
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Symbiosis :
$400 Answer
The relationship between a water
buffalo and an egret would be
described as this type of
interaction.
+/0 interaction
Commensalism
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Symbiosis :
$500 Question
These are the two types of interactions within an
ecosystem that exhibit a +/- interaction.
ANSWER
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Symbiosis :
$500 Answer
These are the two types of interactions within
an ecosystem that exhibit a +/- interaction.
Parasitism and predation
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Final Jeopardy
Population Growth
FINAL ROUND Question
800 turkeys live in a 85 acre plot. The birth
rate is 0.450 turkeys/year and the death
rate is 0.330 turkeys/year. Using the
equation for exponential growth, answer
the following questions.
A.
B.
What is the population density?
What is the dN/dt?
ANSWER
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FINAL ROUND Answer
800 turkeys live in a 85 acre plot. The birth
rate is 0.450 turkeys/year and the death
rate is 0.330 turkeys/year. Using the
equation for exponential growth, answer
the following questions.
A. 9 turkeys/acre
B. dN/dt= 96 turkeys
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