Definitions
The study of the natural world through investigation.
Science!
This graph is good for showing changes over time.
Line graph!
The role of an organism in the community.
Niche!
All energy in an ecosystem begins here.
The Sun!
I am an invasive species. What are do I do, and what is the effect?
Death, horrifying sadness and destruction EVERYWHERE!
A statement that can be tested and tries to explain what can happen in an investigation.
Hypothesis!
This chart is good for showing proportions of the whole.
Pie chart!
The path of energy from producers to consumers to decomposers is called the...
Food chain!
Plants and algae are two types of...
Producers!
I am a pioneer species. Tell the class two things about me.
I'm pretty cool, and I like to wear shorts.
A condition in an experiment that might change.
Dependent variable!
Bar graphs are useful for...
Answers may vary.
The difference between a population and a community are...
Population: all the organisms of a species living in an area
Community: all the populations living in an area
What are the three types of consumers?
Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores.
What natural events would come right before primary succession?
Volcanoes... and, well, that's pretty much it.
A variable that should stay the same between groups.
Control Variable!
All the living and nonliving things in an area.
Ecosystem!
One real life example of populations and communities is...
Answers will vary!
What is an example of the difference between a predator and a scavenger.
Predators: living things that hunt other living things for food.
Scavengers: carnivores eat meat but don’t hunt it.
I am secondary succession, what's the difference between me and primary succession?
I come after floods and forest fires and things like that, while my cousin (primary succession) comes around after drastically more catastrophic events.
What are the dependent and control variables in our classroom plant experiment?
Dependent: Amount of Water
Control: Seed type (debatable)
Ecology
Four abiotic factors are...
Answers will vary, but will likely include: water, soil, sunlight, air, temperature, rock, Mr. Hillman, etc...
What are two examples of how predators and scavengers interact?
Answers will vary!
You are the only sheep in a class full of wolves. Describe the next four events that happen in your habitat.
It's pretty much Cormac McCarthy.