Nature of Science
Jane says that the clock in her classroom is blue and a rectangle. Is Jane making:
A - Observation
or
B - Inference
A - Observation
Write the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph
Autotroph - creates their own food and energy
Heterotroph - consumes energy and food from other sources
I am an organism.
I make my own food, using the energy from the sun. What type of organism am I?
Producer
When energy transfers between organisms, only ___% of the energy goes from one organism to another. Fill in the blank!
10%
Ants are capable of carrying approximately how many times larger than their body weight?
In the Bounce lab, we changed the temperature of the ping pong balls. What type of variable is the temperature of the ping pong ball?
I am an organism.
I am multicellular and an autotroph. Out of the 5 kingdoms, which kingdom do I belong to?
Plant
I am an organism that feed off of dead organisms and recycle their nutrients back into the ecosystem. What type of organism am I?
Decomposers
For the entire food web and food chain, where does the first source of energy come from?
Jack is doing an experiment with chemicals in the science classroom. In order to do the experiment safely, what are the THREE things Jack needs to have?
_____ , _____ , and _____
Goggles, Gloves, and Aprons
Jane decided to see how much her roses would grow in the garden over the course of 3 months. Every morning, she would check the height of the individual rose flowers. Is Jane making:
A - an experiment
B - an investigation
B - Investigation
Scientists found a NEW ORGANISM in the volcano off the coast of Iceland. It is said to be unicellular and heterotrophic. What kingdom would this new organism MOST LIKELY belong to?
Bacteria
There are three levels of consumers that we talked about for food web / chain. What are the names of the types of consumers?
______, ______, and ______
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary
In the food web, what happens to the rest of the energy that does not get transferred from one organism to another?
90% of the energy gets lost into the environment as heat.
When we do labs (Elephant Toothpaste, Bounce), what is the biggest sources of error that we have to look out for?
Human Error (Incorrect measurements, contact with materials)
In an experiment, aside from Independent and Dependent variables, what are the 3rd type of variables we need to keep the same & constant so that we can run an effective experiment?
Controlled Variables / Controls
A dichotomous key separates organisms based on what type of characteristics?
Physical Features & Structural Similarities
Write down the difference between a food chain & a food web
Food chain: a one-to-one relationship between organism
Food web: a series of food chains (one organism affecting multiple organisms in different levels of the web)
What is the name of the process where the energy from the sun comes all the way to the plants on Earth?
(Hint: Think about the example with standing next to a fireplace)
Radiation
Science is a collaborative process where we share our data with one another. What should we do when we get different results?
Review the data together, and discuss the procedure to see where there were potential differences
Write the difference between an observation and an inference.
Observation - any information we gather using the 5 senses
Inference - conclusion we reach based on our observations and evidence
When we classify organisms, we separate the organisms based on TWO (2) Qualities. What are the two ways we classify in science?
1) Structural Similarities
2) Behavioral Patterns
Think back to the Wolves in the Yellowstone Park video: What was the immediate effect & long-term effect of the wolves being introduced to the Yellowstone National Park?
Immediate Effect: Deer population decreased
Long-term Effect: The geography of the river changed
In the visible spectrum, list the colors in order from lower energy to higher energy
ROYGBIV (Red - Orange - Yellow - Green - Blue - Indigo - Violet)
Jill says science is a series of facts that can NEVER change. However, we know that with new ______, science always adapts and changes. Fill in the blank
information or evidence