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100
True or False. Adaptations occur when survival characteristics are passed from one generation to another.
True
100
Tell your partner a fact that you have learned in science this year.
A variety of answers will be accepted here.
100
What is the main type of science we have discussed this year? Earth, Life, or Physical?
Life Science
100
Which type of organisms get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms?
decomposers
100
How is a food chain related to a food web?
Food chains make up food webs.
200
What topic have you been discussing in STEM this week?
Forensic Science
200
An organism that harms another in a symbiotic relationship is a
parasite.
200
What happens to a species that cannot adapt to changing conditions in its environment?
The species may become extinct.
200
Write down one fact about science and have your partner check to see if they remember it or not.
If they remember it, you get points. If they don't remember it, you don't get points.
200
Ask your partner a science question of your choice.
If they get it right, they get points. If they get it wrong, they do not get points.
300
True or False. The ability to look like a stick or rock is a useful adaptation for prey.
True
300
In the nitrogen cycle, where to animals get their nitrogen?
From plants
300
Tell your partner what grade you hope to get on your mid-term exam.
Hopefully you answered A, B, or C.
300
Barnacles live on the side of a whale. The barnacles benefit but do not help or harm the whale. What kind of relationship is this?
Commensalism *One benefits and the other is neither helped, nor harmed.
300
What are we going to start after our mid-term?
Science Fair (Waaaa Hoooo!)
400
What happens to an ecosystem that has two feet of snow dumped on it?
Example: Plants cannot get sunlight, animals will have a tough time finding food, etc...
400
When different species with similar needs live in an ecosystem with limited resources, what will happen?
They will compete for available resources.
400
Why does the amount of available energy decrease at higher levels of the energy pyramid?
Some energy is used by organisms at each level for their own life processes.
400
As bees collect nectar from flowers, they spread pollen from one flower to another. Both species benefit. Which type of relationship is this?
Mutualism *Both species benefit.
400
Why would it be a bad idea for a parasite to kill its host?
The parasite depends on its host for food.