Variables
Constants
All living things are made of...
Cells
What is an abiotic factor?
Something that is not and never was alive
A living thing that eats other living things
McPeek's favorite TV show
Avatar: The Last Airbender
The variable that the experimenter changes on purpose; this is the cause
Independent variable
to have babies/make more of the species
What is a biotic factor?
Something that is or once was alive
A living thing that makes its own food from sunlight
Producer
McPeek's favorite gaming company
Nintendo
The variable that the experimenter measures as the result of the experiment; this is the effect
energy
In an energy pyramid, some energy is stored by the organisms in the ecosystem. What happens to the rest of the energy?
It is lost to the environment as heat.
A living thing that only eats meat
Carnivore
McPeek's most watched TV show
Bob's Burgers
You decide to test how the amount of water affects the growth of a plant.
What is the independent variable?
amount of water
List the levels of organization of a living thing in the correct order:
organism, organ, organ system, tissue, cell
cells --> tissue --> organ --> organ system --> organism
List the levels of organization of an ecosystem in the correct order:
community, population, organism, ecosystem
organism --> population --> community --> ecosystem
A living thing that only eats plants
McPeek's partner's name
Dana
You decide to test how the amount of water affects the growth of a plant.
What is the dependent variable?
plant growth/height
What is the difference between growth and development?
Growth = getting bigger
Development = getting more complex / moving to the next phase of the life cycle
A living thing that eats both plants and animals
Omnivore
McPeek's first concert
Taylor Swift