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Enter in the categories on the main game boards.

As you play the game, click on the

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that the When they have given a question, click again anywhere on the screen to see the correct question. Keep track of which questions have already been picked by printing out the game board screen and checking off as you go.

Click on the “Game” box to return to the main scoreboard.

Enter the score into the black box on each players podium.

Continue until all clues are given.

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Vocabulary The Parts of an Ecosystem Biotic & Abiotic Factors Other Factors Affecting Ecosystems Biomes & Ecosystems BONUS: People and Ecosystems

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Final Jeopardy

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 _____ includes all the living and nonliving things in an area.

(a) An energy pyramid (b) An ecosystem (c) A food chain (d) A food web

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 (b) An ecosystem

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Harmful substances mixed with water, air, or soil (a) abiotic factors (b) habitat restoration (c) biotic factors (d) pollution

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 (d) pollution

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Work done to repair damaged ecosystems (a) energy pyramid (b) biotic (c) habitat restoration (d) pollution

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 (c) habitat restoration

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 A measure of the number and variety of species in an ecosystem (a) community (b) population (c) diversity (d) food chain

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Having to do with the living factors of an ecosystem (a) abiotic (b) diversity (c) biotic (d) pollution

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 All the living and nonliving things in an area interact to form _____.

(a) an environment (b) a community (c) a population (d) an ecosystem

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 (a) an environment

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 A group of the same kind of plant or animal, living in the same ecosystem (a) community (b) population (c) diversity (d) food chain

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 All the groups of plants and animals living in the same ecosystem (a) community (b) population (c) diversity (d) abiotic factors

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Which is NOT an example of a nonliving part of an ecosystem?

(a) air (b) monkey (c) water (d) soil

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Meesha’s lawn is an ecosystem. It includes grass, soil, air, insects, earthworms, and birds. Meesha puts extra water and fertilizer on her lawn. Which parts of the ecosystem will change?

(a) none (b) all parts, because everything in an ecosystem interacts (c) just the soil, because she’s making it moister and richer (d) just the grass, because that’s why she’s adding water and fertilizer

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 (b) all parts, because everything in an ecosystem interacts

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Which is an example of an abiotic factor?

(a) insects (b) plants (c) water (d) trees

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Which of these is NOT an abiotic factor?

(a) air (b) soil (c) mushrooms (d) water

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Which of these is an abiotic factor?

(a) lack of food (b) disease (c) cold temperatures (d) introduction of a new plant

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What does the picture show?

(a) abiotic factors (b) diversity (c) habitat restoration (d) pollution

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 The nonliving factors in an ecosystem (a) abiotic (b) diversity (c) biotic (d) population

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What is the main idea behind planting trees in an area that has been logged?

(a) pollution (b) habitat restoration (c) harvesting natural resources (d) preserving an ecosystem

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Oil drips from cars onto a parking lot. Then rain washes it into a pond, where fish get sick and die. What is this an example of?

(a) adaptation (b) pollution (c) population (d) restoration

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 A landfill closes. The city covers the top with soil and then plants trees. What is this an example of?

(a) a biotic factor (b) erosion (c) habitat restoration (d) pollution

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Bittersweet vines grow quickly up trees, where they block light and cause the trees to die. What is this an example of?

(a) trees meeting a basic need (b) climate changing a population (c) pollution harming an ecosystem (d) a biotic factor changing an ecosystem

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 (d) a biotic factor changing an ecosystem

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 If a cat population joins a barn community, then which of the following will probably happen?

(a) mouse and cat populations will both go up (b) mouse and cat populations will both go down (c) mouse population goes down as the cat population goes up (d) mouse population goes up as the cat population goes down

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 (c) mouse population goes down as the cat population goes up

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 In which climate would ecosystems have the most diversity?

(a) desert (b) savanna (c) taiga (d) tropical rainforest

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 (d) tropical rainforest

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Which statement is TRUE about an ecosystem?

(a) Biotic factors are the climate.

(b) The climate affects biotic factors.

(c) Biotic factors cause abiotic factors.

(d) Biotic factors never change.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 (b) The climate affects biotic factors.

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Which climate zone is probably shown in the photo?

(a) savanna (b) taiga (c) temperate forest (d) tundra

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 (d) tundra

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Which of these has the greatest effect on an ecosystem?

(a) communities (b) biotic factors (c) climate (d) population

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People and Ecosystems

Think of ways people have harmed ecosystems and ways they have repaired them. A. List TWO ways people harm ecosystems.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Part A 1. Dump chemicals (oil, etc.) in water 2. Cut down too many trees causing erosion of the soil (logging) 3. Clear (cut down) rain forests 4. Cause forest fires due to being careless with fire during dry conditions 5. Throwing trash along the roadways (littering) 6. Burning fossil fuels (air pollution) 7. Hot water from factories being dumped into nearby rivers and streams can kill fish and other life 8. Over-hunting animals

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People and Ecosystems

Think of ways people have harmed ecosystems and ways they have repaired them. B. List THREE ways people repair ecosystems.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Part B 1. Build fish ladders so salmon can swim upstream 2. Reclaim mined areas 3. Clean up litter along the sides of roads 4. Use land that once held railroad tracks to make trails 5. Protect natural habitats (National Forests) 6. Improve ecosystems by planting beneficial vegetation (planting more native trees and grasses) Scores

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People and Ecosystems

Think of ways people have harmed ecosystems and ways they have repaired them. C. What is one way you would like to help repair an ecosystem? Explain how your assistance would affect populations in the ecosystem.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Part C Students will have different responses but should identify one way to improve an ecosystem and should offer a detailed explanation.

Answers will vary.

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