Experimental Design
The part of the experiment that is kept the same
What is a constant?
The type of bear that is most likely to attack you
What is a brown bear (grizzly bear)?
The breed of Ms. Rothwell's dog
What is a Golden Retriever?
The manipulated variable in the experiment (the part the experimenter intentionally changes)
What is an independent variable?
The shape that represents a food chain, with the most organisms at lower trophic levels
What is a trophic pyramid?
Ms. Rothwell's favorite type of soda
What is diet Dr. Pepper?
The responding variable in an experiment (the part that is measured/the data that is collected)
What is a dependent variable?
An organism that does photosynthesis to create chemical energy from the sun
What is a producer?
Who is Chris?
The group in an experiment that is left unchanged, in its natural state
What is a control group?
An organism that obtains chemical energy by eating other organisms
What is a consumer?
Ms. Rothwell's favorite subject in science
What is Biology?
What is an "if, then" statement?
A natural, ecological water filter
What is a wetland?
Where is Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ)?