Energy Flow, Cycles
of Matter, Organic
Compounds
Jeopardy Game
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the category that matches your
birthday.
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Organic/
Inorganic
Matter in
Ecosystems
Living
Systems
Biomass
Cycles
Miscellaneous
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Organic/Inorganic
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Which of the following is an organic
compound?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Salt – NaCl
Water – H2O
Glucose – C6H12O6
Ammonia – NH3
Organic/Inorganic
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Where do living organisms obtain
elements needed to make organic
compounds?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The atmosphere (air)
Water from the soil
Consuming other organisms
All of the above
Organic/Inorganic
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Plants are an organic because:
1.
They contain two or more elements that don’t
include carbon
2. They contain only three different elements
3. They have 24 atoms
4. They contain carbon and other elements such
as hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, nitrogen or
sulfur
Organic/Inorganic
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Carbon dioxide for energy is used by:
1. Plants during photosynthesis
2. Animals during respiration
3. Plants, animals, and fungi
during respiration
4. Plants and fungi during
respiration
Organic/Inorganic
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Carbon is recycled back into the
atmosphere by all of the following methods
except
1.
2.
3.
4.
Absorption by oceans
Plant and animal decay
Animals breathing
Industrial activity; burning fossil fuels
Matter in Ecosystems
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Glucose helps maintain life on our
planet by storing what?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Chemical energy
Radiant energy
Carbon dioxide
minerals
Matter in Ecosystems
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The elements that make up the
compounds of photosynthesis are
1. Made new every time
2. Elements do not make up compounds
of photosynthesis
3. Lost once they are used
4. Recycled through the carbon cycle
Matter in Ecosystems
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A substance that cannot be
broken down into any other
substance is called what?
1.
2.
3.
4.
a mixture
A compound
An element
matter
Matter in ecosystems
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How do humans contribute to the
carbon cycle?
1.
2.
3.
4.
By building homes
By over-populating the earth
By burning fossil fuels
By replenishing forests
Matter in Ecosystems
$500
The rainforest has an extremely high
number of plants and animal species
because
1.
2.
3.
4.
It receives very little rainfall
It receives lots of rainfall
It is cold and dry all year
It receives lots of energy
Living Systems
$100
Which of the following would be an
example of an organism you would find at
the bottom of an energy pyramid?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Human
Squirrel
Oak Tree
Beetle
Living Systems
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How do decomposers obtain energy in an
ecosystem?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Through photosynthesis
From breaking down dead organisms
From the atmosphere
Through symbiosis
Living Systems
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Which statement best
describes one of the levels
of this pyramid?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The organisms in level B obtain food
directly from level A
Level D contains the greatest
number of heterotrophs in the
pyramid
Level C contains the largest group of
consumers in the pyramid
Level A contains the largest
producers in the pyramid
Living Systems
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As energy flows through a food web, what
statement best characterizes the
transformation of matter within the cycle?
1. Matter is gained and lost
2. Matter is lost
3. No matter is lost or
gained
4. None of the above
Living Systems
$500
How would spraying pesticides to remove all
the mosquitoes in a given area affect the
food chain?
1.
2.
3.
Mosquitoes are important links in the food chain, and
removing them would affect all the animals that are
higher up
Mosquitoes are not an important species, and would
not affect the food chain
All the frogs and birds that depend on mosquitoes
would completely disappear and the ecosystem would
be destroyed
Biomass
$200
Organic waste; matter from plants
and animals that can be used as a
source of energy is
1.
2.
3.
4.
Nitrogen
Biomass
Hydrogen
Mushrooms
Biomass
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Biomass is commonly plant matter
grown to generate ___ or produce
heat.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Electromagnetism
Electricity
Electric charge
Electric current
Biomass
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The process in which organic wastes, such as
food and yard wastes, decompose naturally is
called
1.
2.
3.
4.
Composting
Carbonation
De-nitrification
Nitrogen fixation
Biomass
$400
1.
2.
3.
4.
In a healthy forest, dead trees and limbs
fall to the ground and decompose. Why is
decomposition is important to a forest
ecosystem?
Nutrients are released when wood is broken
down by decomposers
Worms produce oxygen that is used by other
organisms
Dead trees provide nest sites for many
different birds
Water is stored in dead tree limbs for animals
to drink
Biomass
$500
The pyramid illustrates some feeding
relationships in alpine meadows of Yellowstone
National Park. Which statement is best supported
by the information shown in the pyramid?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Chipmunks and insects can occupy the
same niche
Biomass decreases as energy is
transferred from one level to another
Insects are classified as omnivores in
alpine meadow communities
As the number of bears in this
community increases, the number of
chipmunks will increase
Cycles
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Why is Carbon is essential to life ?
1.
2.
3.
4.
It’s the most common element
The compounds of life are built with it
Living organisms breathe it
So it can bind with oxygen in the
water
Cycles
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What do nitrogen fixing bacteria
do?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Help with the decay process
Release nitrogen into the air
Put nitrogen from the air into the soil
Help plants carry out photosynthesis
Cycles
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Nitrogen is essential to life
because _______
1. It helps make proteins and amino acids
2. It is the most important element for
life
3. It makes up carbohydrates
4. Help plants carry out photosynthesis
Cycles
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Carbon is in what form in the
atmosphere?
1.
2.
3.
4.
solid
plasma
liquid
gas
Cycles
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What place on earth is known as a
carbon “sink”?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The atmosphere
The mountains
The ocean
The deserts
Miscellaneous
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Which of the following is not an
abiotic factor in an ecosystem?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The yearly rainfall
The number of plants
The average temperature
The amount of oxygen in the water
Miscellaneous
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A drought condition affects an area. Lack
of rain is ___ of that area’s organisms.
1.
2.
3.
4.
An adaptation
The community
A limiting factor
The carrying capacity
Miscellaneous
$300
Abiotic factors in an ecosystem such
as sunlight, water, and oxygen __
1. Are necessary to support life
2. Are not necessary to support life
3. Are found in the same amount
everywhere on Earth
4. Are non-renewable resources
Miscellaneous
$400
A population of wolves lives in a region
with plenty of food, water, and living
space. Which of these is true?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The wolf population will become carnivores
The wolf population faces increased competition
The wolf population lives in a poor habitat
The wolf population has excellent potential for
survival
Miscellaneous
$500
When is an ecosystem best able to
support a variety of organisms?
1.
2.
3.
4.
When organisms share food and habitats equally
When competition for food is controlled by humans
When the physical space needs of an organism is
met
When organisms use the parts of an ecosystem
differently