Unit 1: Experimental Design Graphing and Ecology

A species that makes it's own food using sunlight is called a

True or False; bacteria are biotic

This ecoregion has deserts and mountains

The resulting variable

In a food web, a mushroom is considered a __________

What word is associated with parasite?

You'll find shells in what type of rock

This image is most likely a _________ rock.

The group tested in an experiment.

This picture represents a/an ______

In the levels of organization from smallest to largest, population comes before community.

The standard comparison group in an experiment is known as the _________ group.

You're most likely to see shell fragments in what type of rock?

This ecoregion is humid with high rainfall.

True or false: A mineral of 6.5 will scratch a mineral of 5.

The DV goes on what axis of a graph?

The type of graph that shows change over time (IV and DV are numbers) is a _____ graph.

This area is swampy with a lot of trees.

Which is a primary consumer?

Type of mechanical weathering where rock and sediments rub together.

This is chemical weathering where minerals in a rock are dissolved by water.

The study of how abiotic and biotic factors interact is known as what?

Ecoregion in Texas with rich dark soil. We live here.

Data where you record numbers.

How many hours of study will increase grades? Hours of study is the...

This area in Texas is mainly flat and grassy with some deep canyons.

The process of cementation and compaction

Only one of a species.

An organism that eats another organism

Lu wants to find out which chemical is most difficult to remove from water. What is the DV?

Rock salt is an example of this type of rock formed from left over precipitate.

True or false: Color is a good method to use to identify a mineral.

Name tertiary consumer.

How much running will improve race time? Race time is the...

The space between lines on a graph is known as what?

What does biotic mean?

When minerals break with smooth clean edges, it exhibits

The numbers we go up by on the Y axis is called the;

Lu wants to find out which chemical is most difficult to remove from water. What is the IV?

The ability to keep for a prolonged period of time. A stable environment with biodiversity.

These rocks are fragments of other rocks cemented together.

Rocks with larger crystals formed underground from slow cooling