The _____ is the part of an experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison
What is the control
100
All living or once living things are called ______ factors
What is biotic
100
A ___________, also known as a ________ consumer, eats plants.
What is herbivore and primary producer
100
What type of energy is lost in a food chain or web?
What is heat
100
Algea --> Krill --> Cod --> Seal --> Killer Whale
If the seals are overfished what would happen to the producer in this food chain?
What is increase due to lack of krill
200
The ______ is an educated guess.
What is a hypothesis
200
All non-living things are called _____ factors
What is abiotic
200
These organisms create their own food.
What is a producer
200
Grass --> Ant --> Bird --> Cat This is an example of a ________.
What is a food chain
200
Algea --> Krill --> Cod --> Seal --> Killer Whale
If the krill are overfished what would happen to the killer whales?
What is decrease
300
The _______ variable is tested in an experiment.
What is independent variable
300
Squirrels having gray fur is an:
A) adaptation
B) evolution
C) artifical selection
What is adaptation
300
A ______ only eats other organisms.
What is a carnivore.
300
A trophic level is a _______ in energy transfer.
What is step
300
Both species are harmed
what is competion
400
The ________ variable is being measured or observed.
What is dependent variable
400
Nature selecting for a particular trait (small beaks) is called ______.
What is natural selection
400
A mushroom is an example of a _________.
What is decomposer.
400
A food web show (many or few) feeding relationships
What is many
400
One species benefits the other is harmed
What is parasitism
500
The scientific method tried to reduce ______ or influence an experiment. Having _____ would mean that you were trying to make the experiment have a particular outcome.
What is bias
500
List the following in order from broadest to most specific:
organism, biosphere, community, ecosystem, population
What is biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism
500
Some _______ consumers, otherwise known as _________, eat both plants and animals.
What is secondary consumer and omnivore
500
True or false. The largest organism in a food web depends on the smallest organims.
What is true
500
One is benefited the other is not harmed or benefited.
Ex. Bird builds nest in tree. Bird benefit, tree not harmed or benefit.