Scientific Method
Characteristics of Life
Tragedy of the Commons/Resources
Ozone
Food Trivia
100
The three types of variables found in an experiment are?
Independent, Constant, Dependent
100
What characteristic of life explains animals giving birth?
Reproduction
100
What are the two types of resources found in the environment?
Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
100
What is one harmful effect of ozone in our atmosphere?
It is a damaging pollutant
100
What is the name of this vegetable?
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Artichoke
200
Susie was wondering which color of apple is the sweetest. Which step of the scientific method is susie on?
Asking a question
200
All living things are made of what?
Cells
200
Identify the following resources as renewable, nonrenewable, or in the middle.
1) Wind Energy
2) Coal
3) Wood
1) Renewable
2) Nonrenewable
3) In the Middle
200
What is one helpful effect of the ozone layer in our atmosphere?
It protects living things from the Sun's UV radiation
200
What dangerous chemical is contained in apple seeds?
Cyanide
300
Alex watered 3 flower pots with different amounts of water and then measured their growth after 2 weeks. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
Plant growth
300
An ecosystem is made up of what two types of factors?
Biotic and Abiotic
300
What does it mean to use a resource sustainably?
To use resources at a rate slow enough to allow them to renew and not deplete
300
What layer of the atmopshere is the ozone layer found in?
The stratosphere
300
What is the top US crop (in terms of how much is grown)
Corn
400
How many indepedent variables can you have in an experiment?
1
400
Identify each of the following factors as biotic or abiotic
1) Sun
2) Water
3) Bacteria
4) Tree
1) Abiotic
2) Abiotic
3) Biotic
4) Biotic
400
What types of resources are involved in the Tragedy of the Commons.
Nonrenewable resources
400
What did the Montreal Protocol Do?
Limited the use of ozone depleting chemicals (CFCs)
400
What is this fruit called?
Kumquat
500
What is the difference between collecting data and drawing conclusions?
Collecting data involves data points (numbers usually) and drawing conclusions is about interpreting the data.
500
What is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors of an ecosystem?
Biotic- living factors
Abiotic- nonliving factors
500
What occurs during the tragedy of the commons?
Individuals take too many nonrenewable resources for individual gain and the negative effects of resource depletion are shared among the entire population.
500
What is the Chemical Formula for Ozone
O3
500
What 2 ingredients are necessary to make a roux?
Flour and fat (butter or oil)