Oh Deer! Do We Have a Problem? Vocabulary Review Game 10/13/20091created by ranglin fo OH Deer PBL

Oh Deer!Do We Have a Problem?

Vocabulary Review Game

10/13/2009 1created by ranglin fo OH Deer PBL

Directions• 4 science vocabulary terms will be shown at the top

of the screen.• One-at-a-time, 4 clues about one of the terms will

be shown on the screen. You are to determine the term that all the clues refer to.

• If you select a correct answer, your team will earn points

• The sooner you determine the correct answer, the more points your team will earn.

• If you select an incorrect answer, it will cost your team points Once an answer is submitted, it may not be changed.

• Some terms may have similar meanings, so be careful not to answer too soon.10/13/2009 created by ranglin 2

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• Discussions about the answers should be done quietly between team members; you don’t want the other groups to earn points because they overheard your great ideas.

• Come to consensus (agreement) as a team before you submit an answer. Answers may not be changed once submitted.

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How to Earn Points


Points EarnedNumber of clues presented if correct if incorrect

4 4 - 43 3 - 32 2 -21 1 -1

If no answer is submitted after all clues are given

- 5

• a tropic relationship

• this system is potentially unstable- if Y extinguishes Z, then Y will starve.

• example- deer and wolves

• a mode of life in which food is primarily obtained by killing and consuming animals


A. competition C. predation

B. parasitism D. symbiosis

C. predation• a tropic relationship • this system is potentially unstable-

if Y extinguishes Z, then Y will starve.

• example- deer and wolves• a mode of life in which food is

primarily obtained by killing and consuming animals


• must supply the needs of organisms

• an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular animal and plant species

• an organism's address

• a place where an organisms lives


A. niche C. biome

B. ecosystem D. habitat

D. habitat• must supply the needs of organisms

• an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular animal and plant species

• an organism's address

• a place where an organisms lives


• living together

• a relationship in which 2 different species live in close association

• at least one member of a pair of organisms benefits from the relationship

• this term includes the other three


A. competition C. commensalism


D. symbiosis


• living together

• a relationship in which 2 different species live in close association

• at least one member of a pair of organisms benefits from the relationship

• this term includes the other three

• communication between Earth based units and orbiting satellites

• space-based global navigation satellite system

• used for “geocaching”

• Global Positioning System


A. A.C.T. C. G.P.S.

B. G.I.S. D. U.P.S.

C. G.P.S.• communication between Earth based units

and orbiting satellites• space-based global navigation satellite

system• used for “geocaching”• Global Positioning System


• whenever two niches overlap• the outcome of shared or limited

resources• example- blue jays and squirrels• an interaction among living things

where two populations vie for the same resources and territory


A. competition C. commensalism


A. competition


• whenever two niches overlap

• the outcome of shared or limited resources

• example- blue jays and squirrels

• an interaction among living things where two populations vie for the same resources and territory

• when X > Y, X will decrease, when X < Y, X can survive forever, when X=Y, X can be maintained indefinitely

• the number of organisms being born equals the number of organisms dying

• population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely

• the largest density an ecosystem can support for a particular population


A. carrying capacity C. commensalism

B. equilibrium D. trophic level

A. carrying capacity


• when X > Y, X will decrease, when X < Y, X can survive forever, when X=Y, X can be maintained indefinitely

• the number of organisms being born equals the number of organisms dying

• population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely

• the largest density an ecosystem can support for a particular population

• individuals of this relationship experience higher success rates than those that do not

• positive reciprocal relationship between two species

• example- legumes and nitrogen fixing bacteria

• a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit


A. mutualism C. commensalism

B. parasitism D. ecologism

A. mutualism• individuals of this relationship

experience higher success rates than those that do not

• positive reciprocal relationship between two species

• examples- legumes and nitrogen fixing bacteria

• a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit


• predictable and orderly changes in the composition or structure of an ecological community

• initiated either by formation of new, unoccupied habitat or by a disturbance of an existing community

• the process of ecological changes in a community

• the observed process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time


A. Hardy Weinberg Theory

C. succession

B. biogeochemical cycles

D. equilibrium

C. succession• predictable and orderly changes in the

composition or structure of an ecological community

• initiated either by formation of new, unoccupied habitat or by a disturbance of an existing community

• the process of ecological changes in a community

• the observed process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time


• a symbiotic relationship• a relationship between Y & Z, where Y

benefits and Z is unaffected. • example- clown fish living among the forest

of tentacles of an anemone • one organism benefits but the other is not

affected.



B. parasitism D. symbiolism

C. commensalism• a symbiotic relationship

• a relationship between Y & Z, where Y benefits and Z is unaffected.

• example- clown fish living among the forest of tentacles of an anemone

• one organism benefits but the other is not affected.


• lichens, algae, worms and insects• plankton, viruses and bacteria• animals, plants, trees and any materials they

directly produce such as waste or falling leaves• all organisms in an ecological setting


A. trophic levels C. abiotic factors


D. biotic factors

D. biotic factors• lichens, algae, worms and insects

• plankton, viruses and bacteria

• animals, plants, trees and any materials they directly produce such as waste or falling leaves

• all organisms in an ecological setting


• a symbiotic relationship• Y spends a significant portion of its life in or

on the living tissue of Z; Y may cause harm to Z without immediately killing Z

• example- dog and tick• one organism feeds off of another organism



B. parasitism D. symbiolism

B. parasitism• a symbiotic relationship

• Y spends a significant portion of its life in or on the living tissue of Z; Y may cause harm to Z without immediately killing Z

• example- dog and tick

• one organism feeds off of another organism


• a graphical representation of the trophic levels• shows how incoming solar energy is

transferred in an ecosystem• a diagram that compares the amount of energy

available to populations at different levels of the food chain

• producers are at the bottom, predators are at the top


A. food chain C. energy pyramid

B. food web D. biotic indicator

C. energy pyramid• a graphical representation of the

trophic levels• shows how incoming solar energy is

transferred in an ecosystem• a diagram that compares the amount of

energy available to populations at different levels of the food chain

• producers are at the bottom, predators are at the top


• a pathway by which a chemical elements or molecules moves through compartments of Earth

• chemical interactions that exist between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere

• naturally occurring physical, chemical and biological processes

• carbon cycle; nitrogen cycle; oxygen cycle, water cycle


A. trophic levels C. succession


D. abiotic and biotic factors

B. biogeochemical cycles• a pathway by which a chemical

elements or molecules moves through compartments of Earth

• chemical interactions that exist between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere

• naturally occurring physical, chemical and biological processes

• carbon cycle; nitrogen cycle; oxygen cycle, water cycle, etc…


• cartography and demographic database

• stores, analyzes, and manages, and presents spatial information

• displays graphic information

• Geographic Information System


A. G.P.S. C. U.P.S.

B. G.I.S. D. A.C.T.

B. G.I.S.• cartography and demographic database• stores, analyzes, and manages, and presents

spatial information• displays graphic information• Geographic Information System


• rocks and minerals• temperature and weather• light and atmospheric gases• nonliving components of the biosphere


A. index C. abiotic factors


D. biotic factors

C. abiotic factors• rocks and minerals

• temperature and weather

• light and atmospheric gases

• nonliving components of the biosphere


• all of the black bears in West Virginia • all of the white tail deer living in Harrison

County • a group of organisms of the same species

residing in a defined space at a certain time• the collection of organisms of a particular

species living in a given geographic area.


A. species C. community

B. population D. biotic factor

B. population

• all of the black bears in West Virginia • all of the white tail deer living in

Harrison County • a group of organisms of the same

species residing in a defined space at a certain time

• the collection of organisms of a particular species living in a given geographic area.


• all the plants and animals in the park

• a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment

• a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

• an ecological unit composed of a group of organisms of different species occupying a particular area, usually interacting with each other and their environment.


A. species C. community

B. population D. biotic factors

C. community• all the plants and animals in the park• a group of interacting organisms sharing

an environment • a group of interdependent organisms

inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

• an ecological unit composed of a group of organisms of different species occupying a particular area, usually interacting with each other and their environment.


• food and water supply

• resources that control a process, such as organism growth or species population, size, or distribution

• affect the rate of a metabolic reaction

• limit the growth or activities of an organism or that restricts the size of a population or its geographical range


A. limiting factors C. abiotic factors

B. biogeochemical factors

D. biotic factors

A. limiting factors• food and water supply

• resources that control a process, such as organism growth or species population, size, or distribution

• affect the rate of a metabolic reaction

• limit the growth or activities of an organism or restrict the size of a population or its geographical range


• the function or position of an organism or population within an ecological community

• a particular area within a habitat occupied by an organism

• example- Hedgehogs rummage about in the flowerbeds eating a variety of insects and other invertebrates which live underneath the dead leaves and twigs

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A. niche C. biome

B. ecosystem D. habitat

A. niche• the function or position of an organism or

population within an ecological community• a particular area within a habitat occupied by

an organism• example- Hedgehogs rummage about in the

flowerbeds eating a variety of insects and other invertebrates which live underneath the dead leaves and twigs

• where an organism lives and also what it does


• Clip art for the documents in this PBL are from Art Explosion 250,000 Images, CD-ROM. California: Nova Development Corporation, 1995-97.


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