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karen bautista
environmental science study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the classification and collection of the data are the form of numbers called? | statistics |
| what is the factor of interest in an experiment called? | the variable |
| what is one type of graph that is particularly useful for organizing and coparing experimental data for several things in one graph? | the bar graph |
| what is the first step in the decision-making model? | to gather information |
| in statistics the group of individuals used to represent the population is called the what? | sample |
| what can explain an observation and predict what might happen in the future? | a theory |
| what is what is recreational? | human leisure activities |
| what is environmental? | the protection of natural resources |
| what is a graphical model? | includesmaps and charts |
| what is hypothesis? | a testable explanation of an observation |
| how did the Himalaya Mountains form? | colliding tectonic plates |
| what does the Richter scale describes? | the magnitude of an earthquake |
| what are the pieces that compose the lithosphere? | tectonic plates |
| what is a volcano made up of? | magma |
| the transfer of energy through space is? | radiation |
| the part of the earth that contains the air we breath is called the? | atmosphere |
| what is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere? | nitrogen |
| what is the earths thin outer layer called? | the crust |
| small streams and rivers that flow into larger ones are called what? | tributaries |
| describe 3 local and 3 global effects a volcanic eruption can have on the environment | local- decrease in temp, distruction, breatinng harsh ashes Global- decreas in temp waves in ozone, volcanic ashes |
| what is evolution? | is a change in the genetic characteristics in a pupulation from one generation to the next |
| many angiosperms depend on animals for _____ | pollinating their flowers and distributing their seeds |
| which invertabrates are generally small, allowing them to live on little food and to hide from enemies? | insects |
| archaebacteria and eubacteria are? | two kingdoms |
| the place that contains everything an organism needs is its? | habitat |
| which kingdom includes algea? | protists |
| single-celled organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are? | bacteria |
| an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival and reproduction in a certain environment is? | adaptation |
| the living and once living thing parts of an ecosystemis called? | biotic factors |
| the nonliving parts of an ecosystem is called? | abiotic factors |
| what kind of natural disaster helps some forest communitties by allowing some trees to release their seeds, by clearing away deadwood and by encouraging new growth? | fire |
| consumers are organisms that_________ | get solar or other energy indirectly |
| which kind of organism obtains energy from producers? | herbivores |
| the part of the earth that contains the air we breath is called the? | atmosphere |
| what is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere? | nitrogen |
| what is the earths thin outer layer called? | the crust |
| small streams and rivers that flow into larger ones are called what? | tributaries |
| describe 3 local and 3 global effects a volcanic eruption can have on the environment | local- decrease in temp, distruction, breatinng harsh ashes Global- decreas in temp waves in ozone, volcanic ashes |
| what is evolution? | is a change in the genetic characteristics in a pupulation from one generation to the next |
| many angiosperms depend on animals for _____ | pollinating their flowers and distributing their seeds |
| which invertabrates are generally small, allowing them to live on little food and to hide from enemies? | insects |
| archaebacteria and eubacteria are? | two kingdoms |
| the place that contains everything an organism needs is its? | habitat |
| which kingdom includes algea? | protists |
| single-celled organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are? | bacteria |
| an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival and reproduction in a certain environment is? | adaptation |
| the living and once living thing parts of an ecosystemis called? | biotic factors |
| the nonliving parts of an ecosystem is called? | abiotic factors |
| what kind of natural disaster helps some forest communitties by allowing some trees to release their seeds, by clearing away deadwood and by encouraging new growth? | fire |
| consumers are organisms that_________ | get solar or other energy indirectly |
| which kind of organism obtains energy from producers? | herbivores |
| the part of the earth that contains the air we breath is called the? | atmosphere |
| what is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere? | nitrogen |
| what is the earths thin outer layer called? | the crust |
| small streams and rivers that flow into larger ones are called what? | tributaries |
| describe 3 local and 3 global effects a volcanic eruption can have on the environment | local- decrease in temp, distruction, breatinng harsh ashes Global- decreas in temp waves in ozone, volcanic ashes |
| what is evolution? | is a change in the genetic characteristics in a pupulation from one generation to the next |
| many angiosperms depend on animals for _____ | pollinating their flowers and distributing their seeds |
| which invertabrates are generally small, allowing them to live on little food and to hide from enemies? | insects |
| archaebacteria and eubacteria are? | two kingdoms |
| the place that contains everything an organism needs is its? | habitat |
| which kingdom includes algea? | protists |
| single-celled organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are? | bacteria |
| an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival and reproduction in a certain environment is? | adaptation |
| the living and once living thing parts of an ecosystemis called? | biotic factors |
| the nonliving parts of an ecosystem is called? | abiotic factors |
| what kind of natural disaster helps some forest communitties by allowing some trees to release their seeds, by clearing away deadwood and by encouraging new growth? | fire |
| consumers are organisms that_________ | get solar or other energy indirectly |
| which kind of organism obtains energy from producers? | herbivores |
| what term is used to refer to the many feeding relationships that are possible in an ecosystem? | food web |
| succession is possible because ____ | a new species make the environment less suitable for previous ones |
| what type of succession occurs after a natural process such as a vocanic erruption? | secondary |
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