Ecology
The place where an animal lives
Habitat
The process that scientist use to investigate a problem
scientific method
What is the simplest animal?
Sponge
What is the name of the current Amplify Unit we are covering?
Populations and Resources
Energy that is stored energy
Potential Energy
In what area of the brain is your short-term memories converted to long-term memory?
Hippocampus
What is the value of Pi with 2 decimal places?
3.14
All of the same species living in an area
Population
Anything factor that can change during an experiment
variable
What was the name of the green cartoon character we have talked about?
Gumby
What is the name of the bay that the jellyfish live in that we are investigating?
Glacier Bay
A type of trait that helps an organism survive
Adaptive Trait
Name 2 of the 3 types of rocks.
any 2 of these (Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary)
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Pacific
The number of inter-related species living in a specific area
Community
The variable that is changed on purpose and the effects tested, is called the
independent variable or manipulated variable
Corals, Hydras, Sea Anemone
A person that studies the interaction of organisms is a(n)
Ecologist
The female organ of a flower
Pistil
Name 4 layers of the Earth
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Lithosphere
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
The living and nonliving factors in a specific area make up a(n) _____________
Ecosystem
The scientific method begin with:
making observations
What are the two body forms of a jellyfish
Medusa and Polyp
In the sim that we used yesterday, what was the name of the producer?
Greenleaf
Lens or mirror that is thicker in the middle, or bulges outward
Convex
What is the most common phase in the universe?
Plasma
What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Those organisms that feed on dead organic matter (usually plant remains) are known as:
detritus feeders
When collecting data and displaying on a graph, which variable is usually plotted on the horizontal axis? (it should always be plotted on this axis for Mr. Richards' classes)
independent or manipulated variable
What is the name of Gumby's horse?
Pokey
In the sim that we used yesterday, which animal was the secondary consumer?
Furbil
An ecological relationship in which both organisms benefit
Mutualistic (or mutualism)
Name the three bones in the lower leg:
Femur, Tibia, Fibula
In Greek mythology, who is the author of "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey"?
Homer