Chameleons skin change colors in adaptation to....
changes in temperature and camoflauge
100
Lighting causes a large forest fire. What would most likely happen to the animals living in this area?
What is their habitat would be destroyed. The animals who live here would have a decrease in habitat.
100
What is a prototype?
What is a model.
100
In a marine ecosystem, what is most important for the survival of the organisms that live there?
What is water, sunlight, and food.
100
Which biome receives the most rainfall?
What is "The Tropical Rainforest"
200
A female fish lays her eggs in a nest at the bottom of the river. Unlike other male fish, the male fish stays back in the nest until the eggs hatch. How does this behavior help the reproductive success of the fish?
It helps keep predators away from the eggs.
200
If a forest fire breaks out which results in a decrease of grass, what will be the MOST LIKELY consequence of the decrease in grass?
What is a decrease in the population of animals who eat the grass.
200
If a model or prototype (tested one time) does not meet your expectations, what is the next best step?
What is to redesign your model or prototype and test it again.
200
define community
What is different species living in an ecosystem
200
Which biome receives the least rainfall?
What is the desert
300
Chimps climb and gather fruit in the treetops. If fruit suddenly becomes unavailable, identify two adaptations that the chimps might make in order to increase their chances for survival.
What is develop new behaviors to problem solve for a new food source.
300
When the seasons change, how is photosynthesis affected?
What is in the summer photosynthesis is happening the most because this process starts with energy from the sun. In the winter this process is slower because there is not as much sunlight.
300
Which part of a product label helps MOST when comparing prices? a. ingredients b. product name c. amount per containter
What is c. amount per container
300
define ecosystem
What is living and non living things in an area.
300
Which biome has the greatest variety of species?
What is the tropical rainforest
400
A hare (rabbit) fur changes during the year. Sometimes it's fur is gray/brown and sometimes it is white. Based on these physical traits what is winter most likely like where this hare lives? What is your evidence?
What is cold winters with snow so that the hare can blend in with it's environment.
400
If an ocean environment changed rapidly, what would cause a marine species to go extinct?
What is this species could not adapt as quickly as the environment in the ocean was changing.
400
If a product is being tested to sell in Africa and the scientist tests the products on a group of people from America, what is the mistake in this design?
What is the people are not native to the country the scientists will sell the products to.
400
In a food web where mice eat acorns and grass, and rabbits eat grass, which population will decrease more and why?
What is the rabbits because they only eat grass while the mice can still eat acorns.
400
Which biome is home to the penguins and polar bears?
What is the tundra
500
What is an advantage of a hare (rabbit) having thin grayish brown fur in the summer/spring?
What is to blend in with their environment to hide from predators and to stay cool in the warm temperatures.
500
If a dam causes a river to no longer flow at the same rate downstream, what will happen to the plants that live along the river downstream?
What is they are less likely to reproduce. They are more likely to reproduce where water is flowing at a steady rate because they need this to grow and reproduce.
500
Name the steps in a scientific investigation
What is 1. question 2. hypothesis 3. observe and record 4. experiment 5. record results 6. conclusion/share results
500
A pesticide was used on two species of insects in an area. After several years of pesticide treatment species 1 went extinct in an area and species 2 was present in large numbers. Which species were most likely resistant to the pesticide?
What is species 2
500
Name the six major biomes.
What is desert, rain forest, deciduous forest, grasslands, boreal/taiga, tundra