Animals & Plants
The Scientific Process & Math
Misc.
About Our Class
Environmental Topics
100
This is the process by which plants convert energy from the sun and carbon dioxide into sugar and oxygen.
What is photosynthesis.
100
This is the number that occurs the most often in your data set.
What is the mode.
100
This is name for something that harbors a disease.
What is a host.
100
This teacher participated in gymnastics during her college career.
Who is Ms. Botzet.
100
This animal was removed from yellow stone, causing dramatic changes in the food web to occur.
What are wolves.
200
This is the name for an organism that must eat other organisms to survive.
What is a consumer.
200
This part of the scientific process is a proposed explanation.
What is the hypothesis.
200
This word describes two words that are spelled the same, sound the same, but have different meanings (Must include an example to win points).
What is a Homophone (Bat, Marine, Colon).
200
This teacher likes to play piano in her free time.
Who is Ms. Shaheen.
200
This term is defined by a measure of how a human impacts their ecosystem.
What is a human footprint.
300
This is the name of the plant the adult Monarchs lay their eggs on.
What is Milkweed.
300
This part of the scientific process requires you to look back at your hypothesis and predictions, briefly describe the purpose of the experiment, and give an analysis of your data.
What is the conclusion.
300
This term describes the parts of an ecosystem that are not alive.
What is abiotic.
300
This teacher likes to hang out with Damien after work.
Who is Ms. Bailey.
300
These are three main ways that humans contribute to carbon dioxide emissions.
What is transportation, agriculture, livestock, electricity, eating and breathing (must have at least three).
400
This term describes the process in which an organism can replace a missing limb.
What is regeneration.
400
This math term describes the number in your data set that is in the middle.
What is the median.
400
This vocab word is defined as "characterized by promptness, quick".
What is expeditiously.
400
This was the most popular color when we shared our favorites during the first week of class.
What is blue.
400
This oil spill was considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the world.
What is the BP deepwater horizon oil spill.
500
This animal has no natural predators as a full-grown adult, however predators can attack its unborn young.
What is a snapping turtle.
500
All experiments in science begin with a question. All questions come from .... (think about our wonder wander).
What is observations.
500
This level of biological organization includes different populations of different species living in the same location.
What is community.
500
This guest professor led our class on a wonder wander outside to explore the trees growing near our campus.
Who is Mr. Meagher.
500
This acronym describes the five major ways that humans impact their environment (answer must include what each letter in the acronym stands for).
What is H.I.P.P.O. (Habitat Destruction, Invasive Species, Population, Pollution, and Over Harvesting).