What is everything both living and non-living that surrounds and influences an organism, including other organisms?
environment
100
What is anything you can change in an experiment that may affect the outcome, you can only change ONE of these at a time.
variable
100
What is the condition or degree of an environmental factor that is favorable to growth, development, and reproduction of an organism?
optimum
100
What is the concentration of salt in water called? (Tells how salty it is)
salinity
100
What are all the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time called?
population
200
What is one part of an environment called? It can be living or non-living. Living example: plant or animal. Non-living example: light, temperature, chemicals
environmental factor
200
What has seven pairs of legs, are members of the class Crustacea, are invertebrate animals with exoskeletons, have jaws and 2 pairs of antennae. They breathe through gills.
isopods
200
What is the name of a tank for keeping live water plants and animals?
aquarium
200
What is it called when something is alive and able to grow?
viable
200
What are any of the parts that together make up a whole called?
component
300
What is a mini garden in an enclosed container called?
terrarium
300
What insect has 6 legs, a head, thorax and abdomen, 2 antennae, 2 pairs of wings and 2 eyes? It goes through a complete metamorphosis.
beetles
300
What is a chemical used to test for the presence, absence, or amount of a substance in a material? Example: BTB
indicator
300
What is it called to water crops by artificial means?
irrigate
300
What is an example of a producer?
grass
400
What is any living thing including plants and animals called?
organism
400
What is the set of environmental conditions that an organism appears to choose over other conditions?
preferred environment
400
What is a colorless, odorless gas present in the atmosphere? It is released by animals and plants during respiration.
carbon dioxide
400
What is a long period of dry weather called?
drought
400
What are two changes in the environment in Michigan during the fall that cause animals to prepare for the winter?
temperature and decrease in food supply
500
What is it called when a seed sprouts, or starts to grow and develop?
germinate
500
What is the varying conditions of one environmental factor in which an organism can survive?
range of tolerance
500
What are tiny animals related to crabs and lobsters called? They are found in salt ponds and salt lakes.
brine shrimp
500
What is it called to have the power to cause changes or have an effect without direct force?
influence
500
What environment is a duck with webbed feet best adapted for survival?