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FEMME 4 and ESEP
Question | Answer |
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If you took an educated guess at how many M&Ms were in a jar, you would be making a(n) | estimate |
A substance's buoyancy is based on | density |
In a mixture of oil and water. What is on top? | oil |
Where are marine animals found | salt water |
When designing an ecofriendly house that maintains a steady temperature, an architect will consider | color |
Name a biotic factor? | anything alive |
What is the smallest unit of ecological organization? | organism |
Name a natural force that limits seed dispersion. | topography |
What energy role is cheetah? | carnivore |
Metal, paper, and plastic are all... | recylcable |
What % of the US's energy demand is met by fossil fuels? | 82% |
What would be the best technique for estimating the population of corn plants on a 5-acre farm? | sampling |
Name some things a barn owl might consume. | mouse, mole, vole, shrew, rat, gopher |
What happens to a characteristic that helps an animal survive over time? | become more common |
What is the process called where favorable characteristics increase in a population over generations? | natural selection |
What is the name of an old Native American fishing technique that uses a net? | seining |
What do we call water that is a mixture of fresh water and salt water? | brackish |
This what is the only level of organization that includes both the biotic and abiotic factors? | ecosystem |
What do overlapping food chains create? | food web |
What kind of resource is solar energy? | renewable |
Which of the energy roles is considered nature's recyclers? | decomposers |
When considering predators and prey, which population must be more abundant? | prey |
What recycled material can be used to make fiberglass, tiles, bricks, and reflective paint? | glass |
What are some possible reasons for a decrease in an animal population? | disease, loss of food supply, increase in predator population, destroyed habitat |
What do we call physical characteristics that that help an animal survive? | adaptations |
Name things that an animal needs to live that comes from its environment? | oxygen, water, food, shelter |
Name 3 abiotic factors that need to be filtered from water to make it drinkable might be.... | dirt, sand, styrofoam, paper |
What are abiotic factors? | non-living parts of the environment |