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Science Olympiad Ecology Review 2018
Science Olympiad Ecology Review 2018
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A good review of ecology.
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1
What is humus?
A black biochemical that gives moisture, nitrogen and carbon
The Mediterranean food
A white biochemical that gives moisture, oxygen, and carbon
2
Pesticides, Petroleum, Hydrocarbons, solvents, and heavy metals are...
The most common energy sources
The most common fossil fuels
the materials that make a car run
The most common chemicals that are polluted in the soil.
3
What is carrying capacity?
The minimum members of a species that an ecosystem can hold.
The load that an organism can carry.
The converse of the alternate interior angles theorem.
The maximum members of a species that an ecosystem can hold.
4
What are the contents of bio-gas?
Phosphorous, Potassium
Oxygen, Nitrogen
Carbon, Methane
Hydrogen, Helium
5
In what waste category do xylene, solvents, paints, and aerosol cans belong?
Universal Waste
Nuclear Waste
RMW
RCRA Hazardous Waste
6
In this order (looks, adapts, behaves), what are the three types of ecology?
look-o-logy, adapt-o-logy, behave-o-logy
lookial, adaptial, behavorial
physiological, behavioral, morphological
physiological, morphological, behavioral
7
What is the rarest type of dispersion
random
uniform
clumped
Darwinistic
8
What are the three main elements in fertilizers?
Boron, Phosphorous, Potassium
Oxygen, Nitrogen, Potassium
Oxygen, Boron, Nitrogen
Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorous
9
In what waste category does hazardous pharmaceuticals and bulk chemotherapeutic agents belong?
Universal Waste
Nuclear Waste
Regulated Medical Waste
RCRA Hazardous Waste
10
What is the pattern of distribution of individuals within a habitat called?
distibution
gene flow
mutation
dispersion
11
What is the expansion of deserts known as?
deforestation
nitrification
nonforestification
desertification
12
What is a heterotroph?
A complex, biological organism that is an epiphyte
An organism that feeds on other complex organic substances.
An autotroph
A human that is vegan
13
The role that an organism plays in its ecosystem is ____________.
mutation
niche.
succession
autotroph
14
What is ecological intrusion?
interference with species.
Simplifying a math equation or expression
taking nutrients from one place and moving it to another
clearing up areas of natural land debris.
15
Interactions between organisms is called...
mutation
migration
symbiosis
demography
16
What type of mimicry is this: The clever fox dresses up as a sheep to eat the cowherd's sheep.
Mullerian
Aggressive
Batasian
Aaravian
17
What is an epiphyte?
an mammal that lays eggs
an animal that lives on another animal, but is not parasitic
a plant that grows on another plant, but is not parasitic
a human that uses no fossil fuels
18
What's the formula (impact)=(population)(units that each person uses)(destructiveness of unit)?
Impact Equation
PUD Model
IPAT Model
PAT Model
19
What is the ecological tipping point of an ecosystem?
the center of mass of an ecosystem
condition in which ecosystem is irreparably damaged
20
What are the three factors that determine how harmful pollution is?
chemical nature, concentration, degradability
chemical nature, concentration, persistence
concentration, persevation, pollutionisation
Person/organism, place, thing/pollutant
21
Each trophic level takes ____% of the energy from the level below it.
10
20
40
5
22
What are the three types of organisms (based on time of activity)?
Diurnal, Crepuscular, Notcurnal
Aarav is a boss
Pluturnal, Eternal, Nocturnal
Diurnal, Crepuscular, Nocturnal
23
The study of statistics that change human population is called _______________________________.
Demography
Mimicry
Modegraphy
Populationagraphy
24
What is the Red Data Book?
A list of red species
A list of endangered species.
A chart of species' populations
A chart of red species and their habitats
25
Which of the following trophic level have the least amount of organisms?
Secondary Consumers
Primary Consumers
Tertiary Consumers
Primary Producers
26
What is one of the four forces of evolution?
mutation
natural selection
genetic drift
migration
27
In what waste category do biohazardous wastes belong?
Regulated Medical Waste
RCRA Hazardous Waste
Nuclear Waste
Solid Waste
28
What two ecosystems will be studied in the 2017-2018 year (click on one of two)?
tundra
grassland
desert
taiga
29
What are the three types of grasslands?
Western, Middle, Eastern
Tall, Medium, Short
Mountainous, plainial, vallial
Northern, Middle, Southern
30
What are any three types of pollution?
Air, Water, Fragmentation
Water, Soil, Thermal
Water, Soil, Biochemical
Soil, Thermal, Biochemical
31
Which statement is false?
Acid Rain must have a pH < 5.5
K-selected species have less offspring than R-selected ones.
Two types of population growths: exponential and logistical.
Producers have the greatest biomass.
32
Why are CFCs harmful?
They start a negative feedback which makes ozone depletion
They start a positive feedback which results in ozone gone.
33
What are examples of dependent-limiting factors?
natural disasters
weather
earthquake
disease
34
What are the four forces?
mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, natural selection
drag, lift, thrust, weight
all of these answers :)
strong, weak, electromagnetic, gravity
35
(T v. F) Phosphorous never enters the athmosphere.
IDK
False
True
What's the atmosphere???
36
What's the antonym of extinct, and what's the inbetween of extinct and opposite(in that order)?
electromagnetic spectra of the universe, mars
extant, endangered
emigration, niche
endangered, extant
37
What is the temperature range of the grasslands?
-200F thru 1100F
2F thru 11F
-20F thru 110F
20F thru 90F
38
What is... the first organism to begin the process of ecological succession?
symbiotic organisms
photoautrophs
pioneer species
epiphyte
39
What is a hoofed mammal called?
Hoofasur
Gulate
Horse
Ungulate
40
What two compounds cause acid precipitation?
carbonoxide, dinitrogen dioxide
sulfur, nitrogen
sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide
sulfur bi oxide, nitrogen dioxide
41
What is percolation?
PERCOLATION IS NOT A WORD
collection of carbon dioxide in the oceans
the downward movement of water through soil
collection of water in the atmosphere
42
What type of sphere is this (hydrosphere, etc...). All of the ice on Earth
Hydrosphere
Cryosphere
Athmosphere
Lithosphere
43
What is the most common type of ecological succession?
secondary
quaterary
primary
tertiary
44
What effect causes an increasing amount of a toxic chemical in higher levels of the food chain?
biodegradation
biomagnification
biotoxicism
biochemicalismisticalism
45
What are underground stems called?
succulents
camoflauges
eutrophications
rhizomes
46
Who coined the term "biodiversity", and when?
Charles Darwin, 1657
Walter Rosen, 1985
Walter Rosen, 1783
Charles Darwin, 2007
47
What is ecological simplification?
Simplifying a math equation or expression
clearing up areas of natural land debris.
taking nutrients from one place and moving it to another
interference with species
48
What type of succession is this: an ecosystem begins on the remains of an old ecosystem.
primary
quaternary
secondary
tertiary
49
When a harmful species poses as another harmful species, what type of mimicry is this?
Batasian
Mullerian
Aaravian
Agressive
50
What is a stable ecosystem/community called?
Stable Community
Darwinistical Community
Climax Community
Aaravian Community
51
What are the two types of pollution?
bio-diverse, non-bio-diverse
point, nonpoint
inorganic, organic
chemical, nonchemical
52
What is an example of an independent-limiting factor?
Aarav
parasitism
weather
disease
53
The study of the nature of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species/habitats is
Ecology of Biodiversity
Conservation Ecology
Conservation Biology.
Math
