Chapter 1
A variable that is kept constant during a controlled experiment.
Control Variable
What two types of engery does the Sun provide?
light and heat
Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
climate
What is fertilization?
When pollen travels down the pistil to the ovary and joins with the egg.
What is an inherited adaptation?
a trait or characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring
The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.
Dependent Variable
The Sun appears to be the brightest and largest star because
it is close to earth
The change of state from a gas to a liquid (Water cycle)
condensation?
These types of plants do not grow seeds in flowers.
What are non-flowering plants?
What is learned adaptation?
What is learned adaptation?
The test variable. The variable that is manipulated.
Independent Variable
The movement of an object around another object (the earth _____ around the sun)
revolve
The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
(Water Cycle)
Evaporation
When a seed sprouts a root and begins to grow.
What is germination?
What is a physical adaptation?
physical characteristic that helps animals (and plants) adapt and survive in its environment.
means to use your senses and tools to carefully explore an object's properties.
observations
A path of an object as it cicles around another object in outer space
orbits
The amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
What are the three ingredients in photosynthesis?
Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
What is Metamorphosis?
When an insects changes form.
scientific investigation involving asking a question, forming a hypothesis, and manipulating variables
Experiment
What is the correct order of the moon phases?
New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Third Quarter
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface. (water cycle)
precipitation
What is complete metamorphosis?
What is incomplete metamorphosis?
Egg, Larvae, pupa, adult
egg, nymph, adult
What is photosynthesis?
the process by which plants make their own food.