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 |