Milkweed Bugs
Vocabulary
Among the Wild Chimps
Card Sort
What is this stuff???
100

How long does a milkweed bug typically live?

4 months

100
Define abiotic

non-living

100

What was Jane Goodall studying in the wild?

Chimpanzees

100

Think back on the card sort, what category did the deer card get place into? (individual, population, community, ecosystem, abiotic)

population

100

What class are you in right now?

Science

200

Of the bugs, which one has the spots on in its belly side? Male or female?

Female

200

Define ecosystem

a system of interacting organisms and nonliving factors in a specified area

200

How many generations of Flo's family did Jane study?

3

200

What category did the clouds belong to? 

abiotic

200

What state is the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary located in?

Florida

300

How many clutches does a female typically lay in her lifetime? 

5 or more

300

Define Ecosystem service

a benefit that humans obtain from the environment 

300

Why was her study so important?

It was the first time in which chimps had been studied over a long period of time

300

What do ants, poppies, oak trees, and chickens have in common?

they are all populations

300

What is the difference between observation and inference?

Observations you can actually see and observe while inferences are more of assumptions or opinions

400

How many different stages do the bugs go through before they become an adult and how long does it take from egg to adult?

6 changes, sixth change is adult, this takes 2 months

400

Which of one these statements is correct about a biome?

1. biomes are found on land but not water

2. a biome is made up of one ecosystem

3. similar types of plants are found throughout a biome

4. climate does not affect a biome

3. similar types of plants are found throughout a biome

400

What were two important findings from Goodall's study?

Use of tools, they eat meat, male doing rain dances,

400

What do all the cards in each biotic category (individual, population, community, ecosystem) have in common?

They are all working together in an ecosystem to survive. They are also all similar

400

How many different ecoscenarios were there that we read about so far? extra points if you can name all of them

10 (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware Water Gap, El Yunque, Everglades, Florida Keys, Monongahela, Monterey Bay, Sonoran Desert, Tallgrass Prairie, Yellowstone)

500

Think about our bugs habitats, what do they need to survive?

food, water, shelter/nesting area, oxygen (air), light, space to live, males and females

500

What is the difference between an observational study compared to a controlled experiment?

OS: an experiment in which the observer collects data over time without interacting with the area of study

CE: an experiment in which the observer is able to standardize all but one variable to measure results

500

Provide an example of; an individual, population, community, and ecosystem from the video.

I: Fifi, Jane, Flo, Flint

P: trees, chimps, people, baboons

C: chimps, termites, and baboons; people

E: forest

500

Put these categories from smallest to largest: population, ecosystem, individual, biome, community.

individual, population, community, ecosystem, biome

500

Who does the Washington football team play next week during homecoming? (West Liberty, Solon, Mount Pleasant or Keokuk)

Keokuk