Transcript Document 7154467

Ecology
The Biosphere:
An Introduction
to Earth’s
Diverse
Environments
Behavioral
Adaptations
to the
Environment
Population
Ecology
Communities
and
Ecosystems
Conservation
Biology
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FINAL ROUND
Biomes
$100 Question
The sum of all Earth’s ecosystems is called
the ______________.
a. stratosphere
b. biome
c. biosphere
d. thermosphere
ANSWER
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Biomes
$100 Answer
The sum of all Earth’s ecosystems is called
the ______________.
a. stratosphere
b. biome
c. biosphere
d. thermosphere
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Biomes
$200 Question
___________ is credited with raising
environmental awareness by writing the
book Silent Spring.
a. E.O. Wilson
b. John Muir
c. Rachel Carson
d. Jane Goodall
ANSWER
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Biomes
$200 Answer
___________ is credited with raising
environmental awareness by writing the
book Silent Spring.
a. E.O. Wilson
b. John Muir
c. Rachel Carson
d. Jane Goodall
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Biomes
$300 Question
_____________ are the driest of all
terrestrial biomes.
a. Deserts
b. Temperate grasslands
c. Savannas
d. Coniferous forests
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Biomes
$300 Answer
_____________ are the driest of all
terrestrial biomes.
a. Deserts
b. Temperate grasslands
c. Savannas
d. Coniferous forests
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Biomes
$400 Question
The greatest annual input and least
seasonal variation in solar radiation takes
place in the _______________.
a. tropics
b. polar regions
c. Northern Hemisphere
d. Southern Hemisphere
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Biomes
$400 Answer
The greatest annual input and least
seasonal variation in solar radiation takes
place in the _______________.
a. tropics
b. polar regions
c. Northern Hemisphere
d. Southern Hemisphere
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Biomes
$500 Question
Fresh water and seawater mix in a(n)
_________________.
a. littoral zone
b. benthic zone
c. pelagic zone
d. estuary
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Biomes
$500 Answer
Fresh water and seawater mix in a(n)
_________________.
a. littoral zone
b. benthic zone
c. pelagic zone
d. estuary
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Behavioral Adaptations
$100 Question
_________________ has studied
chimpanzees since the early 1960s and
today works tirelessly to work for their
conservation.
a. E.O. Wilson
b. Rachel Carson
c. Ariel Lugo
d. Jane Goodall
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Behavioral Adaptations
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_________________ has studied
chimpanzees since the early 1960s and
today works tirelessly to work for their
conservation.
a. E.O. Wilson
b. Rachel Carson
c. Ariel Lugo
d. Jane Goodall
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Behavioral Adaptations
$200 Question
When a nipple is placed in a newborn
baby’s mouth, the infant will immediately
begin to suckle. This is an example of
____________.
a. imitation
b. innate behavior
c. imprinted behavior
d. habituation
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Behavioral Adaptations
$200 Answer
When a nipple is placed in a newborn
baby’s mouth, the infant will immediately
begin to suckle. This is an example of
____________.
a. imitation
b. innate behavior
c. imprinted behavior
d. habituation
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Behavioral Adaptations
$300 Question
When you successfully study with the
stereo on in the background, you are
demonstrating _________.
a. habituation
b. imprinting
c. association
d. imitation
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Behavioral Adaptations
$300 Answer
When you successfully study with the
stereo on in the background, you are
demonstrating _________.
a. habituation
b. imprinting
c. association
d. imitation
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Behavioral Adaptations
$400 Question
The modification of behavior based upon
specific experiences defines ___________.
a. learning
b. habituation
c. conditioning
d. imprinting
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Behavioral Adaptations
$400 Answer
The modification of behavior based upon
specific experiences defines ___________.
a. learning
b. habituation
c. conditioning
d. imprinting
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Behavioral Adaptations
$500 Question
A grayling butterfly will normally fly toward
the sun. This is an example of __________.
a. migration
b. phototropism
c. taxis
d. kinesis
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Behavioral Adaptations
$500 Answer
A grayling butterfly will normally fly toward
the sun. This is an example of __________.
a. migration
b. phototropism
c. taxis
d. kinesis
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Population Ecology
$100 Question
A group of individuals of a single species
that occupies the same general area
defines a(n) ______________.
a. population
b. community
c. ecosystem
d. biome
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Population Ecology
$100 Answer
A group of individuals of a single species
that occupies the same general area
defines a(n) ______________.
a. population
b. community
c. ecosystem
d. biome
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Population Ecology
$200 Question
Assume that there are 5 alligators per
hectare in a swamp in northern Florida.
This is a measure of the alligator
population’s ____________.
a. range
b. density
c. dispersion
d. intrinsic rate of increase
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Population Ecology
$200 Answer
Assume that there are 5 alligators per
hectare in a swamp in northern Florida.
This is a measure of the alligator
population’s ____________.
a. range
b. density
c. dispersion
d. intrinsic rate of increase
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Population Ecology
$300 Question
The maximum number of individuals a
habitat can support indefinitely is called the
________________.
a. community size
b. reproductive potential
c. population growth
d. carrying capacity
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Population Ecology
$300 Answer
The maximum number of individuals a
habitat can support indefinitely is called the
________________.
a. community size
b. reproductive potential
c. population growth
d. carrying capacity
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Population Ecology
$400 Question
What will be the approximate shape of the
age-structure diagram of a decreasing
population?
a. an hourglass
b. an inverted pyramid
c. a circle
d. an upright pyramid
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Population Ecology
$400 Answer
What will be the approximate shape of the
age-structure diagram of a decreasing
population?
a. an hourglass
b. an inverted pyramid
c. a circle
d. an upright pyramid
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Population Ecology
$500 Question
The type of growth illustrated by the human
race during the past 2,000 years is
_________.
a. exponential
b. logistic
c. linear
d. z-shaped
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Population Ecology
$500 Answer
The type of growth illustrated by the human
race during the past 2,000 years is
_________.
a. exponential
b. logistic
c. linear
d. z-shaped
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Communities and Ecosystems
$100 Question
The feeding relationships among the
species of a community is the community’s
______________.
a. niche
b. diversity
c. trophic structure
d. richness
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Communities and Ecosystems
$100 Answer
The feeding relationships among the
species of a community is the community’s
______________.
a. niche
b. diversity
c. trophic structure
d. richness
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Communities and Ecosystems
$200 Question
A community is composed of ___________.
a. one species of organism living in one
particular environment
b. living organisms and their nonliving
environment
c. all the factors that constitute an
organism’s niche
d. potentially interacting
populations of different
species of organisms
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Communities and Ecosystems
$200 Answer
A community is composed of ___________.
a. one species of organism living in one
particular environment
b. living organisms and their nonliving
environment
c. all the factors that constitute an
organism’s niche
d. potentially interacting
populations of different
species of organisms
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Communities and Ecosystems
$300 Question
The sum total of a species’ use of the biotic
and abiotic resources of its habitat
constitutes its _________________.
a. environment
b. niche
c. range
d. distribution
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Communities and Ecosystems
$300 Answer
The sum total of a species’ use of the biotic
and abiotic resources of its habitat
constitutes its _________________.
a. environment
b. niche
c. range
d. distribution
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Communities and Ecosystems
$400 Question
Coevolution is an outcome of ___________
between two species.
a. competitive exclusion
b. niche compartmentalization
c. resource partitioning
d. reciprocal adaptation
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Communities and Ecosystems
$400 Answer
Coevolution is an outcome of ___________
between two species.
a. competitive exclusion
b. niche compartmentalization
c. resource partitioning
d. reciprocal adaptation
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Communities and Ecosystems
$500 Question
What generally flows in one direction
through an ecosystem, from producers up
through each level of consumers, and is not
recycled?
a. water
b. carbon
c. sunlight
d. energy
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Communities and Ecosystems
$500 Answer
What generally flows in one direction
through an ecosystem, from producers up
through each level of consumers, and is not
recycled?
a. water
b. carbon
c. sunlight
d. energy
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Conservation Biology
$100 Question
Today, the single greatest threat to
biodiversity is _________________.
a. global warming
b. primary succession
c. exotic species introduction
d. habitat destruction
ANSWER
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Conservation Biology
$100 Answer
Today, the single greatest threat to
biodiversity is _________________.
a. global warming
b. primary succession
c. exotic species introduction
d. habitat destruction
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Conservation Biology
$200 Question
What percentage of the prescriptions
dispensed by U.S. pharmacies contains
substances derived from plants?
a. 25%
b. 30%
c. 50%
d. 75%
ANSWER
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Conservation Biology
$200 Answer
What percentage of the prescriptions
dispensed by U.S. pharmacies contains
substances derived from plants?
a. 25%
b. 30%
c. 50%
d. 75%
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Conservation Biology
$300 Question
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) __________.
a. are used as pesticides
b. are a useful energy source
c. add to acid rain
d. deplete the ozone layer
ANSWER
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Conservation Biology
$300 Answer
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) __________.
a. are used as pesticides
b. are a useful energy source
c. add to acid rain
d. deplete the ozone layer
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Conservation Biology
$400 Question
Burning fossil fuels and deforestation have
resulted in an increase in the concentration
of ______ in the atmosphere, which may
be causing the global climate to change.
a. CO2
b. O3
c. NO2
d. DDT
ANSWER
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Conservation Biology
$400 Answer
Burning fossil fuels and deforestation have
resulted in an increase in the concentration
of ______ in the atmosphere, which may
be causing the global climate to change.
a. CO2
b. O3
c. NO2
d. DDT
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Conservation Biology
$500 Question
Kangaroos are found only in Australia.
Thus, kangaroos are said to be
____________ to Australia.
a. extirpative
b. exotic
c. endemic
d. alien
ANSWER
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Conservation Biology
$500 Answer
Kangaroos are found only in Australia.
Thus, kangaroos are said to be
____________ to Australia.
a. extirpative
b. exotic
c. endemic
d. alien
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FINAL ROUND Question
A sperm whale in the middle of the Atlantic
Ocean is in which oceanic zone?
a. intertidal
b. pelagic
c. benthic
d. neritic
ANSWER
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FINAL ROUND Answer
A sperm whale in the middle of the Atlantic
Ocean is in which oceanic zone?
a. intertidal
b. pelagic
c. benthic
d. neritic
BACK TO GAME