Provide natural explanations for events in the natural world. Science also aims to use those explanations to understand patterns in nature and to make useful predictions about natural events.
What is "The goals of science"
100
The first producers of energy-rich compounds that are later used by other organisms.
What is primary producers
100
The study of life.
What is biology
100
A group of individuals that belong to a single species and that live together in a defined area
What is population
100
A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.
What is food chain
200
What procedures are at the core of scientific methodology?
What is
a. observing and asking questions
b. making inferences and forming hypotheses
c. conducting controlled experiments
d. collecting and analyzing data
e. drawing conclusions.
200
Bacteria and Fungi feed by chemically breaking down organic matter.
What is decomposers
200
Information gathered from observing a plant grow 3 cm over a two-week period is called.
What is data
200
Six levels of organization from smallest to largest.
What is
1. species
2. population
3. community
4. ecosystem
5. biome
6. biosphere
200
Show the relative amount of energy or matter contained within each trophic level in a given food chain or food web.
What is ecological pyramids
300
An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence gathered about the natural world.
What is science
300
Chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates.
What is chemosynthesis
300
A well-tested explanation that explains a lot of observations
What is theory
300
The BIOLOGICAL influences on organisms and PHYSICAL components of an ecosystem
What is Biotic and Abiotic Factors
300
A network of feeding interactions
What is food web
400
What scientific attitudes help generate new ideas? (4 attitudes)
What is
a. curiosity
b. skepticism
c. open-mindedness
d. creativity
400
What are the sources of energy for Earth's living things?
What is sunlight and chemical energy
400
Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists.
What is biosphere
400
What methods are used pin ecological studies?
What is
1. observation
2. experimentation
3. modeling
400
3 types of ecological pyramids
What is
a. pyramid of energy
b. pyramid of biomass
c. pyramid of numbers
500
What characteristics do ALL living things share? (all 7 characteristics)
What is
1. made up of cells
2. based on a universal code
3. obtain and use materials and energy
4. grow and develop
5. reproduce
6. respond to their environment
7. change over time