logical stmt of what will happen if hypothesis is true

animals with backbones - amphibians, salamander, toad

scientist get information in numerical form

number obtained by adding data for a charcteristic

none, none, none, is periodically under water freshwater ecosystem

Animal species of the tropical rain forest

have adaptations that minimize competition

is the height of the object above sea level

protect mainland, coastal wetland from storms /waves

information thru senses sight tools, rulers,

wears down rocks makes them smoother

temperature deciduous forest

leaves fall in North America, Europe, Asisa

all organisms including animals, fungi, bacteria,plants

temperature grasslands

moderate rainfall, fires too frequent

probablity of an unwanted outcome

chance that something will happen

a place an organism lives is a habitat

near the shore, aquatic life is abundant and diverse

temperature, precipitation, wind, long periods of time

Flowering plants that produce seeds in fruits - grasses

a specific type of climate,plants and animal communities

tropical biome grass, shrub, small trees

organisms livng together with their physical environment

transporting the weathered rocks

woody plants produce seeds not in fruits - pine trees

equations that represent a system works

a change in genetic of a population from one genera to next

mountain built magma melted rock rises to its surface

common in soil and animal bodies

outermost layer 15 kms crust and uppermost part of mantle

Wetlands are most important to fisheries in the US because

many of fish caught use them for feeding and spawning

association with two or more events

Animals that live in estuaries

must be adapted to varying levels of salinity

group of small trees grow in shallow salt water

relative arrangement of statistical population

area in which fresh water mixes with salt water in ocean

reproductive structures of mushroom

representations of objects or systems

the layer near earth surace 18kn weather occurs here

solid part that consists of all rock and soil

non-livng, air, water, light , temperature

gases nitrogen 78% oxygen 21, others are 1%

factor of interst for experiment

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Midterm review for Scientific Methods,Environmental Human Impacts,. Population,. Energy Flow in Ecosystems,Biogeochemical Cycles,. Biomes,Aquatic Ecosystems,Natural Selection

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1
prediction
none
none
logical stmt of what will happen if hypothesis is true
none
2
Vertebrates
none
none
animals with backbones - amphibians, salamander, toad
none
3
Which of the following statements is not true of consumers
They make their own food
They are also called heterotrophs
They sometimes eat other consumers
They get energy indirectly from the sun
4
data
none
none
scientist get information in numerical form
none
5
mean
none
none
number obtained by adding data for a charcteristic
none
6
Wetland
none
none
none
is periodically under water freshwater ecosystem
7
Animal species of the tropical rain forest
have adaptations to cope with extreme variations in climate
have adaptations that minimize competition
are never camouflaged
compete for resources than species native to other biomes
8
altittude
none
none
is the height of the object above sea level
none
9
barrier island
protect mainland, coastal wetland from storms /waves
none
none
none
10
observation
none
information thru senses sight tools, rulers,
none
none
11
Migration of animals in the savanna is mostly a response to
rainfall
predation
temperature
altitude
12
understory
3.5 meters tall lowest layer
none
none
none
13
weathering
none
none
none
wears down rocks makes them smoother
14
temperature deciduous forest
none
none
none
leaves fall in North America, Europe, Asisa
15
Biotic
none
none
all organisms including animals, fungi, bacteria,plants
none
16
temperature grasslands
none
none
none
moderate rainfall, fires too frequent
17
risk
probablity of an unwanted outcome
none
none
none
18
probability
none
none
chance that something will happen
none
19
habitat
a place an organism lives is a habitat
none
none
none
20
Littoral zone
near the shore, aquatic life is abundant and diverse
none
none
none
21
Climate
none
none
none
temperature, precipitation, wind, long periods of time
22
experimental group
none
experimental treatment
none
none
23
Some snakes produce poison produces that paralyze their prey, it is an example of
resistance
reptile
an adaptation
abiotic
24
Angiosperms
none
none
Flowering plants that produce seeds in fruits - grasses
none
25
biome
none
none
a specific type of climate,plants and animal communities
none
26
savnana
none
none
tropical biome grass, shrub, small trees
none
27
ecosystem
organisms livng together with their physical environment
none
none
none
28
erosiion
none
transporting the weathered rocks
none
none
29
Gymnosperms
none
none
none
woody plants produce seeds not in fruits - pine trees
30
mathematical model
none
equations that represent a system works
none
none
31
evolution
none
none
none
a change in genetic of a population from one genera to next
32
volcano
none
mountain built magma melted rock rises to its surface
none
none
33
bacteria
none
common in soil and animal bodies
none
none
34
lithospere
outermost layer 15 kms crust and uppermost part of mantle
none
none
none
35
78% of earths atmosphere is made of
carbon di oxide
nitrogen
oxygen
hydrogen
36
The thin layer of earth surface where life exists
biosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
37
crust
none
none
light elements
none
38
Wetlands are most important to fisheries in the US because
Wetlands are breeding grounds for insects
wetlands are the easiest place to catch fish
many of fish caught use them for feeding and spawning
wetlands provide the most desirable species of fish
39
correlation
none
none
association with two or more events
none
40
Animals that live in estuaries
are adapted to cold weather conditions
tend to produce few offspring
are usually found in unpolluted environments
must be adapted to varying levels of salinity
41
mangrove swamp
group of small trees grow in shallow salt water
none
none
none
42
distribution
none
none
none
relative arrangement of statistical population
43
Estuary
none
none
none
area in which fresh water mixes with salt water in ocean
44
mushroom
reproductive structures of mushroom
none
none
none
45
models
representations of objects or systems
none
none
none
46
Models used by scientists include
physical models
variable models
conceptual models
both A and C
47
troposphere
none
the layer near earth surace 18kn weather occurs here
none
none
48
geosphere
none
none
solid part that consists of all rock and soil
none
49
abiotic
non-livng, air, water, light , temperature
none
none
none
50
atmosphere
gases nitrogen 78% oxygen 21, others are 1%
none
none
none
51
variable
none
none
none
factor of interst for experiment
52
stratosphere
on tropo 18k-50 kms, temp rise as alt inc ozone absorbs UV
none
none
none
53
conceptual model
none
none
none
graphical mode of how a system works
54
species
none
group of organisms
none
none
55
tectonic plates
none
none
lithoshere is divided into tectonic plates
none
56
community
none
none
none
every population is a part of a community
57
chapparal
none
none
none
temperate shrubland biome, little or no rain, coastal
58
Approximately what percentage of Earth;s species do tropical rain forests contain
20 percent
50 percent
7 percent
40 percent
59
Arctic ecosystems are considered marine ecosystems because
phytoplankton form the basis of arctic food webs
they contain an enormous amount of frozen water
sunlight is limited
they are inhabited by few organisms
60
core
none
none
earths innermost layer is core
none
61
latititude
none
none
none
distance north or south of equator in degrees
62
experiment
none
procedure to determine the outcoume of hypotheses
none
none
63
Wetland
is periodically under water freshwater ecosystem
none
none
none
64
If the results of your experiment does not support your hypotheses
pubish anyway
find a way to rationalize your results
try another method
consider the results abnormal and continue
65
Spadefoot toads survive the dry conditions of the desert by
finding underground springs
drinking cactus juice
burying themselves in the ground
migrating to seasonal watering holes
66
aesthenosphere
none
none
below the litho rock that floats tectonic plates move on it
none
67
The thin layer of the earth upon which tectonic plates move is called
outer core
asthenosphere
lithosphere
mantle
68
organism
none
none
individual living thing
none
69
mantle
none
none
layer beneath crust 68% of earth
none
70
Bacteria can kill organisms in eutrophic lakes by
feeding on decaying plants and animals
reducing oxygen dissolved in the water
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 and 2
71
statistics
none
none
collection and classification of data
none
72
Communities of bacteria have been found living thousands of feet underwater. Which is true?
Somehow they are conducting photosynthesis
They were somehow introduced by human activities
They are livng on borrowed time
They use an energy source other than sunlight
73
emergent layer - rain forest
none
tallest tree 60 to 70 meters
none
none
74
natural selection
none
none
some are likely to survive and reproduce than others
none
75
Scientists form what hypotheses to answer questions
short
mathematical
testable
accurate
76
benthos
none
none
bottome dwellers like mussels, worms and barnacles
none
77
Which of the following pairs of organisms belong to the same population
a dog and a cat
a human mother and her child
a marigold and a geranium
a spider and a cockaroach
78
coral reefs
none
none
none
limestone ridges built by coral polyps and algae
79
protist
none
none
none
a diverse grou ofunicellular/ multicellular - amoeba
80
tropical rain forest
none
none
humid, warm200 -400 cm of rainregulate world climate
none
81
Plankton
none
food base for most aquatic ecosystems. phytoplankton.
none
none
82
Eutrophication
increase in the amount of nutrients in ponds (fertilizer)
none
none
none
83
fungus
none
have nucelis and cell walls
none
none
84
tundra
none
none
northern arctic region, permafrost, cold and dry
none
85
Which is not an abiotic factor
wind
sunlight
small rock
tree branches
86
risk is the what of a negative outcome
event
sample
statistic
probability
87
temperature rain forest
none
precipitation, high humididy, moderate temp
none
none
88
artificial selection
none
selective breeding for specific characteristic
none
none
89
hypotheses
testable idea or explanation on scientific notes
none
none
none
90
resistance
none
ability to tolerate a chemical designed to kill it
none
none
91
control group
no experimental treatment
none
none
none
92
Invertebrates
animals that lack backbone - larvae
none
none
none
93
Which one does not describe part of process of evolution by natural selection
organisms produce moreoffspring than will survivetoreproduce
organisms in a popluation differ in their traits
communities include populations of several species
the environment contains limited resources
94
Which is correctly arranged from the lowest trophic level to the highest trophic level?
algae, deer, wolf, hawk
grass, bass, minnow, snake
bacteria, frog, eagle, racoon
grass, mouse, snake eagle
95
population
none
a group of same species live in the same space
none
none
96
salt marshes
none
none
none
rivers deposit their load of mineral rich fish,bird
97
Reading scienfic reports is an example of
considering values
gathering information
exploring consequences
assessing risks
98
Taiga
northern coniferous forest northern hemisphere below arctic
none
none
none
99
Which of the following pairs of organisms probably belong to the same trophic level?
bears and deer
humans and cows
both 1 and 2
humans and bears
100
decision making model
none
conceptual model with systematic process
none
none
101
Archaea
extreme hot springs, different from bacteria in genetics
none
none
none
102
hydrosphere
none
none
all water on earth
none
103
canopy
none
none
primary layer 30 meters tall, dense layer, 75% sunlight
none
104
The ozone layer is located in the
troposhere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
105
epiphytes
none
Epiphytes grow on rainforest trees orchids
none
none
106
sample
none
none
none
group of indivdiual event selected to represent population
107
adaptation
an inherited trait increases survival and reproduction
none
none
none
108
deserts
none
very little rain
none
none
109
physical model
3 dimensional models you can touch
none
none
none

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