Scientific Method / History
Set of procedures scientists use to learn about the world & investigate phenomena
What is the Scientific Method?
Part of a plant that resembles a "stem"
What is the Stipe?
What are Sharks?
Alfred Wegners supercontinent
What is Pangea?
The highest point of a wave
What is Crest?
You must do this before you use glassware
What is Check for Cracks?
Part of a seaweed that attaches to a rock
What is the Holdfast?
Anatomical feature in fish that help them detect vibrations in the water
What is lateral line?
Explosive population growth
What is Exponential?
Wave particles at the highest point of a wave have this energy?
What is Potential?
The ideal number of independent variables in an experiment
What is one?
Kelp falls under this Kingdom
What is Protista?
Scientific study of fish
What is Ichthyology?
Active margins are found on this U.S. coast
What is West?
The long term prevailing atmospheric conditions
What is Climate?
The famous biologist who founded the theory of evolution by natural selection
Who is Charles Darwin?
The form of plankton that is heterotrophic
What is Zooplankton?
What are Chromatophores?
Plate boundary that destroys crust
What is Subduction Zone?
An event that brings up nutrients & plankton from the deep ocean attracting fish
What is Upwelling?
ROV is the abbreviation
Karena Brevis is released during this event that results in wildlife loss & respiratory issues
What is Red Tide?
Sea Urchins, Sea Stars, & Sea Cucumbers all fall under this Phylum
What is Echinodermata (Echinoderms)?
Largest population size that can be sustained by an environments resources
What is Carrying Capacity?
The process of hot air rising and cool air sinking in a continuous pattern
What is Convection?