Based on your observations, you suggest that the presences of sunlight helps plants grow. This is a
What is a hypothesis
100
This type of consumer breaks down other consumers and producers to release nutrients back into the soil
What is a decomposer
100
A curve that drastically increases on a population growth graph is known as this kind of growth
What is exponential
100
After a volcanic eruption, this kind of succession occurs.
What is primary
100
A food web illustrates this characteristic of life
What is energy transfer/metabolism.
200
This is the first step of the scientific method
What is making observations
200
This kind of consumer eats the carcasses of dead consumers
What are scavengers
200
As resources in a population become less available, the population reaches this
What is carrying capacity
200
After a forest fire, this kind of succession occurs.
What is secondary.
200
True or false: The ability to move is a characteristic of life.
What is false.
300
A hypothesis can NOT be this:
What is belief, opinion, proven.
300
A food web involves complex interactions among organisms, starting with this
What is producers or autotrophs
300
Volcanic eruptions, Earthquakes, forest fires and other natural disasters are examples of density-_____________ limiting factors
What is independent
300
This type of consumer breaks down dead stuff to release nutrients into the soil.
What are decomposers
300
This characteristic of life maintains the internal conditions of an organism, such as blood sugar or temperature.
What is homeostasis
400
DRY MIX stands for what? (6 words)
What is Dependent, Result, Y-axis; Manipulate, Independent, X-axis
400
Plants/autotrophs/primary producers make their own food by doing this:
What is photosynthesis or converting light energy into chemical energy
400
predator/prey relationshops, parasitism and disease, and competition for available resources are all examples of density- ____________ limiting factors.
What is dependent
400
This is the principle that states that no two species and occupy the same habitat and same niche at the same time
What is the competitive exclusion principle
400
This characteristic of life explains why some birds fly south for the winter
What is response to stimuli/environment
500
A scientist propose a hypothesis that sunlight helps plants grow. What would other scientist do in response?
What is perform an experiment to test the other scientist hypothesis
500
Transpiration is a biological process that is part of which biogeochemical cycle?
What is water cycle
500
List three factors that contribute to population growth.
What is birth rate, death rate, predation, immigration, emigration, reproduction, available resources, LIMITING FACTORS
(water, food, shelter)
500
This is the main difference between primary and secondary succession
What is primary succession occurs when the soil is eliminated and secondary succession occurs while there is still soil left
500
List all 8 characteristics of life
What is 1. growth 2. DNA 3. reproduction 4. organization or tissue 5. homeostasis 6. response to stimuli 7. Energy transfer 8. having cells