1.1 Understanding our environment
2.1 Scientific methods
2.1 Statistics
4.1 Organization
of Life
of Life
4.2 Evolution
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A resource that can never be used up.
What is an inexhaustible resource?
100
The only factor changed in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
100
The shape of the distribution shown below.
What is skewed left?
100
These factors include all living things or previously living things.
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What are biotic factors?
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100
There are thousands of different dog breeds today that are much different from a wolf. When humans influence the evolution of species in this way, it is called this.
What is artificial selection?
200
Most of today’s environmental problems began during this time when humans started using more fossil fuels.
What is the industrial revolution?
200
The group in an experiment that does not receive the independent variable and is used for comparison.
What is the control group?
200
The shape of the distribution shown below where the mean, median, and mode are all the same value.
What is a normal curve?
200
The level of organization that includes all of the turtles.
What is population?
200
Butterflies have many slight differences in their colors and patterns as a result of inherited traits. The differences are known as this.
What is a variation?
300
Compared to developing nations, developed nations have:
a) Lower health standards
b) Faster-growing populations
c) Less access to education
d) A higher standard of living
What is a (D) higher standard of living?
300
The type of evidence that stays the same no matter who observes the evidence.
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What is empirical evidence?
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300
The statistical term that describes the difference between the highest and lowest values.
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What is the range?
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300
The level of organization that includes all of the turtles, frogs, fish, insects, plants, rotting log, tree, water, air, and sun.
What is an ecosystem?
300
Brown fur is only an adaptation in the warm environment. If the environment changes to a cold arctic environment, this is what will happen to bunnies with brown fur.
What is they will die and eventually go extinct?
400
The amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person or country.
What is an ecological footprint?
400
Tanya developed an experiment and then performed it multiple times. Ian also performed Tanya’s experiment.
This is the person who did what we call “replication”.
Who is Ian?
400
The statistical term used to describe the average of all the values.
What is the mean?
400
The level of organization that includes all of the turtles, frogs, fish, insects, plants, rotting log, and tree.
What is community?
400
A variation that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.
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What is an adaptation?
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500
The conflict between Short-term interests of individuals and long-term welfare of society.
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What is the “tragedy of the commons”?
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500
Two groups of students were tested to compare their speed working math problems. Each group was given the same problems. One group used calculators and the other group did not.
This is the dependent variable.
What is the speed working math problems?
500
A 3-D object that represents objects that are too small or large.
What is a physical model?
500
The place an organism lives, including specific biotic and abiotic factors an organism needs to survive.
What is a habitat?
500
During the Industrial Revolution, bark on trees became a darker color instead of a light color. Over time, darker moths increased and lighter moths decreased.
This explains why lighter moths were preyed upon more by birds.
What is the light moths are more visible to the birds (or the dark moths blend in more)?