Space
What causes the seasons
The tilt of Earth's axis
Why do other planets appear so small to us?
They are far away
Who came up with the idea of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Who is considered the "father of genetics?"
Gregor Mendeleev
What is the first step in a food web
Producers
Why are the gas giants so cold
They are too far from the sun to absorb enough radiation
What does it mean if something is described as "not to scale"
The objects have not been shrunk down proportionally.
Why do pollinators have so many features in common even though they can be different animals?
Their features are suited to complete a job?
If a parent's genes for hair is BB, what term would be used to describe them?
Homozygous Dominet
What is the true final step of a food web?
Decomposers
What causes the ocean tides
The sun and moon pulling on the earth
If the Sun has a diameter of 865,370mi and a model is made to a scale of 1/5 what is the new diameter of the Sun?
173,074 mi
What does it mean to say a species is more "fit" for an environment?
If a parent's genes for hair is Bb, what term would be used to describe it?
Heterozygous Dominet
Why are food webs more accurate than food chains?
Food webs show the complex relationships between organisms.
What causes a solar eclipse
The moon passes in front of the sun during the day.
Why would scale factor need to be used to depict the solar system?
To ensure that the planets and distances can be shown correctly.
If a predator is extremely fast, what process of natural selection would need to occur to ensure the prey's survival?
Adaptation
If a parent's genes are Bb and Bb draw a punnet square to describe what traits their offspring might have.
25% BB 50% Bb 25% bb
Explain how competition is depicted in a food web.
When an arrow from a lower level is posted to two different organisms on a higher level.
Draw the moon in a position that represents a full moon
moon
If Pluto's scale diameter is 184.5 miles and its real diameter is 1467 miles what is the scale proportion
1/8
Explain the concept of natural selection.
If an animal or plant is not "fit" for its environment it will die out until the species is able to adapt to the environment.
How does genetics connect to natural selection?
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Give an example in which human impact could positively and negatively impact a food web.
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