Scientific Method and Hypothesis/Variables
Classifying Animals /Ecosystem
Biomes
Plant and Animal Adaptation
Food Web and Human Influences
100
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Make an observation --> Question
100
Animals with a backbone are called:
Vertebrates
100
A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
Biome
100
Camels have brown fur to blend in the sand surrounding them, this is called _____.
camouflage
100
a biological community of interacting organisms
ecosystem
200
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results is...
conclusion
200
Which group does the animal belong?
Insects
200
An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
desert
200
Penguins stay together in groups to stay warm, this action is called _______ adaptation.
behavioral
200
These helps to break down
dead or decaying matter.
decomposers
300
A testable prediction about a scientific investigation is a(n)
Hypothesis
300
Mammals are animals that require what to breathe?
lungs
300
A biome with four seasons, plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
deciduous forest
300
Birds travel long distances in the fall and spring due to seasonal changes. This is called?
migration
300
What type of pollution is this?
Air pollution
400
Stephen predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted.
form a hypothesis
400
What is a producer?
organism that makes their own food
400
an area of lush vegetation and year-round rainfall
rainforest
400
How does a rabbit camouflage in the winter?
white fur
400
Protects organisms on the
Earth from harmful UV radiation. Ozone
absorbs UV rays from the Sun.
Ozone layer
500
What is the last step of scientific method?
communicate
500
What is the source of all energy?
sun
500
An extremely cold dry biome.
Tundra
500
What BEST describes how some birds survive when the weather gets cold?
They migrate to a warmer climate
500
What causes the ozone hole
Gases called CFS ( Chloro-fluorocarbon ) caused the problems with the ozone layer.