Scientific Method
What is a variable?
The one thing you change
What is the first living thing in a food chain?
Producer
Is a millipede a producer, consumer, or decomposer?
Decomposer
What are 3 reasons animals live in groups?
Care for young, Find food, Escape predators
What step of the scientific method do you make a prediction in?
Hypothesis
Which of the following animals is a predator?
Millipede, Guinea Pig, Snake, or Rabbit
Snake
Is a millipede a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Invertebrate
Where does an inherited trait come from?
Parents
True or False
The following question is testable: "Does changing the amount of light in the terrarium effect what the millipede eats" ?
True
What does it mean to be an Omnivore?
An animal that eats both plants and meat.
What does a millipede eat in the wild?
Anything decomposing
What is an adaptation?
Characteristic or trait that helps an animal survive in its environment.
How many variable(s) should be used in an experiment?
1
Which of the following is a good way to help Conserve the food chain?
A. Use a lot of plastic everyday
B. Put chemicals in the wetlands
C. Planting a garden
D. Collect animals from nature as pets
C. Plant a garden because it will supply more plants for consumers to eat.
Why are decomposers important to the rainforest ecosystem?
Decomposers add nutrients into the soil when they excrete. The plants can then use those nutrients to grow food for consumers to eat.
What are the two types of adaptations?
Behavioral and Physical
What are the 7 steps to the scientific method in order?
Make an Observation, Ask a Question, Form a Hypothesis, Do an Experiment, Analyze Data, Form a Conclusion, Share Results
List 4 pieces of the food chain we learned about in order.
Sun, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
What does a millipede use for sensitivity?
Antennae
What are the 5 stages of a life cycle in order?
Developing, Birth, Young, Adult, End of Life