Scientific method
Title, axes labels, units
Name the 4 swimming strokes
Butterfly, freestyle, backstroke, breastroke
What is parasitism?
A relationship where one species benefits and has a negative effect on the other.
At what temperature does water freeze?
0 degrees
What is an abiotic factor?
An abiotic factor is a non-living factor in an ecosystem
what is the independent variable?
the one you change
What is the largest rainforest in the world?
Amazon
What is an example of mutualism?
Any example with both animals benefiting
On the periodic table, what is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
What's an example of a decomposer
Bacteria or fungi
what is the dependent variable?
the variable you measure
Who was the first president of the US?
George Washington
What is commensalism?
a relationship that benefits one species and does not affect the other
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
What is an example of predation (predator-prey relationship)?
Any animal killing and eating another
On a graph - which axes do you put the independent and dependent variables
Dependent - Y
Independent - X
Name the captain of the AFL team that won the 2021 grand final?
Max Gawn
What is the difference between competition or predation?
Competition - When organisms fight over limited resources
Predation - Where one organism kills and eats another
What are the 3 planets closest to the sun (in order)?
Mercury, Venus, Earth
What is an example of an invasive species in Australia?
Rabbits, cane toads, cats etc.
How do you improve reliability of an experiment
Repeat the experiment or have a larger sample size
What does BHP stand for
Broken Hill Propriety
Why isn't mating considered a symbiotic relationship?
Because it is within a species, whereas symbiosis is between species.
What does DNA stand for
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Name 3 ways energy is lost as you move up a food chain?
Heat, movement, reproduction, waste