Human Body
Solar System
Ecology
Food Chains
Labs
100
What does the skeletal system do?
This system gives the body structure so it can stand up.
100
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
100
What is the name of the small chameleon we are observing as a class?
Anole (American Anole)
100
Many food chains intertwined together is called a _______.
Food web.
100
We write one of these before we start our labs so we can make an educated guess.
Hypothesis
200
What does the muscular system do?
This system allows our body to move, run, jump, etc.
200
What are the inner and outer planets separated by?
The asteroid belt.
200
Anoles only eat crickets that are living because they are predators and the crickets are their _______.
Prey
200
Where do all food chains get their initial energy from?
The sun.
200
We conduct one of these when we want to solve or research a scientific problem.
experiment
300
What does the digestive system do?
Our body uses this system to break down food and nutrients that our body needs and get rid of things it doesn't need.
300
Name the four gas giants.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
300
Animals that only eat plants and insects are called ______.
Herbivores
300
In this food chain which animal has the most energy? Sun---grass/roots---worms---bird---fox The worms or the fox?
The worms
300
This is the part of the experiment that stays the same so we know that our lab is working. It is the part that never changes. (The plant with regular soil in our lab that had different kinds of soil.)
Constant
400
The nervous system does this.
Controls the five senses.
400
Pluto used to be considered a planet. Now it is considered a _________.
Dwarf planet
400
Animals that eat meat are called _________.
Carnivores
400
Plants do not eat meat like humans do because they use sun to get their energy. This is because humans are consumers and plants are _________.
Producers
400
This is the part of the lab that is different. It is the part that changes. (In our lab with different soils, it was the soil type.)
Variable
500
What does the immune system do?
It helps us when we are sick and to help us from getting sick.
500
Name a planet that we could not live on and give a reason why.
answers will vary
500
There is one difference between a male and a female cricket. What is it?
A female cricket has an ovipositor on the back of her.
500
Finish this food chain. sun---grass---small insects---________ ---owl
Mole, vole, mouse
500
In the lab that we left one plant in the sun and put the other plant in the closet, our variable was _________.
The sunlight.