| A | B |
|---|
| responded variable | What the dependent variable can be known as |
| Can science tell you the meaning of life? | false |
| Independent variable | a variable that is deliberately change |
| Can the goal of natural science provide natural explanations for events in the natural world? | true |
| Observation | the active noticing of describing events or processes in a careful way |
| The metric system is used around world to show measurement. True or False? | True |
| Stimulus | Signal to which an organism responds |
| Living things are made up of what? | made of cells, use energy, based on genetic code, respond to their environment, and grow, develop, and reproduce |
| An organism that reproduces sexually, reproduces a single offspring identical to itself. True or False? | False |
| Good scientist exhibits what? | Curiousity, open mindedness, and creativity |
| Biology is the study of what? | Life |
| All forms of life are connected into what? | Biosphere |
| A bias can cause someone to push for a personal preference or point of view, rather than a purely scientific theory or hypothesis. True or False? | True |
| Publishing in scientific journals allows researchers to share ideas and test each others' work. True or False? | True |
| Species | group of similar organisms that can reproduce and produce similar offspring |
| A frog is an example of what? | Biotic factor |
| Ecology | The study of interactions between organisms and their environments and interactions between themselves |
| What consists of all life on Earth? | Biosphere |
| What is the muck on the edge of a pond best classified as | Abiotic and biotic factors |
| A biome is group of ecosystems that fair similar climates and typical organisms. True or False? | True |
| Modeling is the method that uses mathematics to create a better understanding of the atmosphere. True or False | True |
| Organisms that live near a deep ocean volcanic vent to create food | Chemosynthesis |
| The primary producer in an aquatic ecosystem is called what? | Phytoplankton |
| A grasshopper is not a primary producer. True or False? | False |
| There are 1,000 units of energy available at the primary producer level of the energy pyramid. How many are available at the tertiary level? | 1 unit |
| An autotroph gets its food from the environment. True or false? | False |
| Pyramids of biomass show the amount of organic living matter at each trophic level. True or False? | True |
| Each step in a food chain is called a trophic level. True or False? | True |
| A heterotroph or consumer that eats organic material from within the soil is called a what? | detritivore |
| Succession that begins without any reminant of an older community starting from bare rock is called what? | Primary succession |
| The first species to colonize barren areas are called what? | Pioneer species |
| Gradualism is a way organisms depend on each other. True or False? | False |
| Sometimes changes in the population of a single species that can cause dramatic changes in a structure of a community is called what? | Keystone species |
| The ability to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental circumstances is called what? | tolerance |
| Different species of warblers can be examples of resource sharing by living in different areas of the same tree. True or False? | True |
| Secondary succession in healthy ecosystems following a natural disaster often reproduces the original climax community. True or False? | True |
| What states that no two species can occupy the same niche at the same time? | The competitive exclusion principle |
| An example of a density independent factor is: | Wildfire |
| Under ideal conditions of unlimited resources, a population can grow exponentially. True or False? | True |
| When organisms move into a range, it is called what? | immigration |
