Ecology

Welcome to Ecology! In this event, participants will answer questions involving content knowledge and process skills in the area of ecology and adaptations in featured North American biomes.

The information below should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. You can find free online copies of the current rules for download on the 2025 Rules page of the Science Olympiad website. The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence. This event is generously supported by Corteva Agriscience.

RESOURCES & LINKS

• Climate and Global Grasslands: Past and Future Change - 2025 Webinar 
• Sample Activities & Tasks
  • New 2025
• University of Nebraska Lincoln Center for Grassland Studies
• Arizona State University
  • Desert Teaching Resources 
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
  • Northern Plains Teaching Resources
• 2024 General Ecology Notes
• 2024 Terrestrial Ecosystem Notes
• 2024 Human Impact Notes
• US Fish & Wildlife Info Sheet on Traditional Ecological Knowledge
• Resources from Previous Seasons
  • 2018 PowerPoint
  • 2018 Internet Resources
  • 2018 Training Handouts - General Principles, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Human Impact
  • 2018 Sample Tournament 
  • 2017 PowerPoint 
  • 2017 Training Handout 
  • 2017 Div. B Sample Test 
  • 2017 Internet Resource Links

Science Olympiad Store Materials 

• Starter Pack - Ecology
• 2025 National Test Packet 

Practice Problems & Tests

Current Topics Practice Test - Deserts & Grasslands 

• Practice Test - 2025 Bulls SO Invitational 
• Practice Test - 2025 UW River Falls Border Battle
• Practice Test - 2025 Purdue Invitational 
• Practice Test - 2025 USC Invitational
• Practice Test - 2025 Northview Invitational
• Practice Test - 2025 UT Austin Invitational
• Practice Test - 2025 Mira Loma Science Olympiad Invitational
• Practice Test - 2025 Mason High School Invitational 

Previous Year Practice Test - Tundra, Taiga & Deciduous Forests

• Practice Test - 2024 Brown University Invitational
• Practice Test - 2024 Case Western Reserve University Invitational
• Practice Test - 2024 GullSO Invitational

Previous Year Practice Test 

• Practice Test - 2023 Northview Invitational
• Practice Test - 2023 UGA Invitational

EVENT SUPERVISOR RESOURCES

In addition to the resources on the Event Supervisors page, Ecology Event Supervisors should be sure to use the following resources:

• 2025 Event Logistics Resource

CAREER CONNECTIONS

• US Bureau of Labor Statistics - Occupational Outlook - Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics - Occupation Outlook - Biological Technicians
• Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Career Cluster Information
• CareerOneStop - Conservation Scientists