Food webs
What do we call an organism that makes its own food?
Producer
"Has fur, has large ears, has 2 legs, has wings" are all examples of...
Observable traits/characteristics
A force is a push, pull or a...
Twist
Name the 3 states of matter
Solid, liquid, gas
What is a testable prediction called?
Hypothesis
What do the arrows in a food chain show?
The direction of energy flow
Kings Play Chess On ______ _______ ______
Firm Green Sofas
What force pulls objects towards Earth?
Gravity
In which state are particles closest together?
Solid
What is the variable you change called?
Independent variable
Name the organisms that break down dead materials
Decomposers
What tool uses a series of yes/no questions to identify organisms?
Dichotomous Key
What force slows down a bike's tyres on the road?
Friction
What is the change from liquid to gas called?
Evaporation
Why do scientists repeat experiments?
To make results more reliable
In grass -> grasshopper -> frog -> snake, what is the secondary consumer?
Frog
Put these in order from largest to smallest: Species, Kingdom, Family, Genus
Kingdom, Family, Genus, Species
What happens to an object when the forces on it are balanced?
It stays still or keeps moving at the same speed
What is the processed called when a gas turns into a solid
Deposition
In testing how ramp height affects car speed, name one controlled variable
Same car, same surface, same timer, same ramp length
If all the frogs were removed, what would happen to the grasshopper and snake populations?
Grasshoppers would increase, snakes would decrease
What animal has fur, is a mammal, makes milk but lays eggs?
A platypus
What is the name of the force that typically opposes gravity
Normal force or support force
Why can gases be compressed but solids can't?
Gas particles have large spaces between them
Write a hypothesis using "If....then...." for testing whether adding salt affects how fast water boils
e.g. If salt is added, then the water will take longer to boil