Biomes: Bio and Graphing
True or False: Since they are all deserts, the climate conditions in hot deserts and cold deserts are the same
False. Although within the same biome, these are different ecosystems.
After a scientist predicts what will occur in a given experiment, what is the next step in the scientific process?
run the experiment and see if the prediction was correct
In the game of three and one, what is one trying to select for the "one" ?
True or False: Google Sheets will only allow bar (column) charts to be created.
False. We decided to select bar (column) charts but that was only one of the many options.
Surrounding the lungs and the heart is a set of protective bones. What are these bones called?
rib cage (and sternum)
What does a food chain depict?
Different species and the flow of energy from one species to another based on feeding relationships
True or False: When it comes to reaction time, smaller times are actually better results
True
What does it mean in the game of wordle if a letter comes up green?
The letter is in the word in the exact position that it was in in the guess in which it appeared green
True
True or False: The shoulder area is closer to the humerus bone than the shoulder area is to the radius bone.
True. The radius bone is in the lower arm while the humerus bone is in the upper arm.
True or False: A species that can be located in a coral reef ecosystem should certainly be present in a temperate forest ecosystem as well.
False. The conditions of a given ecosystem do not allow for the survival of all known species, but of only a subset of all known species.
In what ways is reaction time pertinent to survival today?
answers will vary
Verbalize the rules for the game of SET
There are four traits (color, shape, number, pattern of solid/striped/outlined). For each trait considered individually, all three tiles must be the same OR all three tiles must be different.
Look at the chart that is placed on the screen (chart of ecosystem data, tab 2). What can be concluded based on interpretation of this chart?
a) there are more inches of precipitation in Sleepy Hollow in the summer
b) there are fewer inches of precipitation in Sleepy Hollow in the summer
c) there are more days per month with precipitation in Sleepy Hollow in the winter
d) there are fewer days per month with precipitation in Sleepy Hollow in the winter
d
True or False: The tibia is located closer to the outside of the leg than the fibula
False, the fibula is located closer to the outside of the lower leg than the tibia.
True or False: When graphing temperature data by month on bar (column) charts, there would be the same number of bars on a chart depicting cold deserts as on a chart depicting tropical rain forests.
True. There are 12 months in the year in both cases.
We explored the impact of sound on reaction time. What else might influence reaction time?
Answers will vary
In the game of Wordle, what does it mean when a letter is colored grey in your guess?
The letter does not appear anywhere in the target word.
Look at the graph on the Google Sheet that is placed on the screen ("chart of ecosystem data", tab 1). What conclusion is best when interpreting this graph?
a) there is more precipitation in the winter than the summer
b) there is more precipitation in the summer than the winter
c) there is a cooler temperature in the summer than in the winter
d) there is a warmer temperature in the summer than in the winter
d
Aside from the fact that they are bones, what is one thing that the femur and the humerus have in common?
They are located in the upper part of limbs (the humerus is located in the upper arm, the femur is located in the upper leg)
What characteristics make something a unique biome?
(Another way of asking this question is for example what type of characteristics make grassland different than tundra?)
A biome is characterized by climatic and other abiotic conditions, and the corresponding plant and animal life that can flourish in those conditions.
Why do you have a different type of nervous system than a member of a different species? How did this come to be?
Evolutionary adaptations that are beneficial for survival in a given environment are selected for once they exist. For example, a wolf's nervous system is built to have a much better sense of smell than a human's, and a larger portion of the wolf's brain is dedicated to interpreting smells than a humans. This adaptation aided survival for wolfs in the wilderness in being able to sense potential food from a long distance.
Consider these three tiles:
Tile 1: two diamonds, purple, solid
Tile 2: on diamond, red, striped
Tile 3: three diamonds, green, empty/outlined
Is this a set?
Yes
On a given sheet of graph paper, there are 40 boxes available on the y-axis. If the data set for precipitation in millimeters is going on the y-axis, and the data set runs from 3mm to 320mm, what is a reasonable amount of mm for each box on the graph paper to be worth.
the answer must be able to include the largest data point. For example, if each box is worth 10mm, the entire y-axis can go from 0mm to 400mm.
If we want to use the entire axis, then each box should be worth 8mm (320mm/40 boxes = 8mm/1box).
Describe the location of the scapula
posterior to the upper rib cage, lateral