biomes/ecosystems
biome that has 4 distinct seasons, where we all live
taiga
T/F: the tertiary consumer is at the bottom of the food chain
false
give an example of an observation
answers will vary
organism that makes its own food
autotroph or producer
the variable that stays the same in an experiment is called the
controlled variable
group of individuals of the same species in the same area at the same time
population
symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
mutualism
gathering information using your 5 senses
observation
2 biotic factors in ecosystem of your choice
answers will vary-animals/plants
educated guess based on your observations
hypothesis
this biome is cold and treeless, with very low rainfall
type of symbiotic relationship where one species is helped, and the other is neither helped, nor harmed
commensalism
Give an example of a quantitative observation
there are 10 students, there are 31 days in May
an animal that cannot make its own food, and consumes other organisms
heterotroph
variable that is being measured in an experiment
dependent variable
community of living organisms interacting with other living organisms as well as the non-living components of the environment
ecosystem
T/F : the primary consumer in a food chain feeds directly on the producer
True
Give an example of an inference
answers will vary
answers will vary-air/rocks/water
the variable that is changed or manipulated in an experiment
independent variable
biome with very little precipitation, can be hot or cold
desert
What is the organism that consumes the primary consumer called in a food chain?
secondary consumer
Give an example of a qualitative observation
examples-the dress is red, his eyes are brown
difference between an autotroph and heterotroph
autotroph-makes own food, heterotroph-consumes other organisms
T/F: the first step of the scientific method is to do the experiment
false