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Scientific
Investigation
Characteristics
of Life
The work of scientists usually begins with
A) Testing a hypothesis
B) Careful observations
C) Creating experiments
D) Drawing conclusions
What is B?
A controlled experiment allows the
scientist to isolate and test
A) a conclusion
B) a mass of information
C) several variables
D) a single variable
What is D?
Daily
Double
The group in an experiment that receives no
amount of the IV is called the
A) Constant
B) Dependent variable
C) Control
D) Hypothesis
What is C?
Hypothesis: If I change _____, then
______ will happen.
A) DV, IV
B) control, DV
C) constants, nothing
D) IV, DV
What is D?
The maximum # of organisms an
environment can support
A) Carrying capacity
B) Limiting factor
C) Climax community
D) Population
What is A?
Many different species interacting in a
particular environment
A) Population
B) Biosphere
C) Community
D) Biome
What is C?
Which of the following is not a biotic factor?
A) Daisy
B) Bacteria
C) Oak Tree
D) Water
What is D?
The wrasse, a small fish, cleans parasites
from the mouth and body of the moray eel.
In return, the wrasse receives protection
from predators. The is an example of
A)Parasitism
B)Mutualism
C) Saprophytism
D)Commensalism
What is B?
Daily Double
The diagram used to illustrate the flow
of energy from one level to the next.
A) Food Chain
B) Food Web
C) Energy Pyramid
D) Data Table
What is C?
_________ may be found at the second level
or higher, of the energy pyramid.
A) Producers
B) Heterotrophs
C) Omnivores
D) Consumers
What is D?
There is approximately ______ of energy lost
between the levels of the pyramid, resulting in
an availability of only _____.
A) 50% , 50%
B) 90% , 10%
C) 100%, 0%
D) 75%, 25%
What is B?
Ethan is getting energy by eating chicken
nuggets for lunch. What was the original
source of the energy in the nuggets?
A) Sun
B) Chicken Feed
C) Grass and Corn
D) Water
What is A?
An experiment is designed to clear an oakhickory forest and replant the area with
pines. Which of the following species would
be most threatened by this experiment?
A) Field sparrow
B) Cardinal
C) Summer tanager
D) Hooded warbler
What is D?
In the table, which item of data is
most likely to be invalid?
A) Plot 1 on July 1
B) Plot 2 on June 15
C) Plot 3 on May 15
D) Plot 4 on May 30
What is B?
The diagram shows a simplified nitrogen
cycle. Which process is responsible for
returning nitrogen to the air?
A) Excretion
B) Decomposition
C) Photosynthesis
D) Nitrification
What is B?
On which axis of a graph should you place
the independent variable?
A) The X axis
B) The Y axis
C) It doesn’t matter which axis you place it on
D) On the mid-point
What is A?
What is Homeostasis?
A) Traits that improve an organism's chance
for survival
B) Small parts of a cell carrying on different
jobs
C) Maintaining a stable internal environment
What is C?
Process of becoming an adult.
A)Birth
B)Growth
C) Development
D) Reproduction
What is C?
What do these traits represent?
• are complex, organized, and made up of
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cells.
maintain homeostasis.
respond to stimuli.
reproduce and grow.
use materials and energy.
as species, adapt and evolve.
A. Biotic Factors
B. Abiotic Factors
What is A?
Producing more organisms
A) Growth
B) Development
C) Reproduction
D) Life
What is C?
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Relationships
Vocabulary Pot Luck!
A group of living organisms that are
capable of making their own food with
energy from the sun, usually found at
the base of the energy pyramid.
A) Producers
B) Consumers
C) Heterotrophs
D) parasites
What is B?
_________ may be found at the second
level or higher, of the energy
pyramid.
A. Producers
B. Consumers
C. Heterotrophs
D. Parasites
What is B?
Daily
Double
The three types of consumers are called ________,
__________, and __________.
A) Primary, Secondary, Triage
B) Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore
C)Host, Parasite, Mutual Friend
What is B?
Which biome has soil that is thin and poor because
of constant erosion due to runoff?
A)Desert
B) Temperate Forest
C)Rainforest
D)Tundra
What is C?
This type of cycle involves matter that evaporates
from the leaves of plants (transpiration), falls
from the atmosphere (precipitation), and seeps
through the soil (runoff).
A) Water Cycle
B) Carbon Cycle
C) Nitrogen Cycle
What is A?
Which of the following is NOT a prey
adaptation?
A. Camouflage
B. Chemical Defenses
C. Warning Coloration
D. Parasitism
What is D?
Predator is to Prey as Parasite is to …
A)Carnivore
B) Host
C) Commensalism
D) Mutualism
What is B?
Two hyenas are fighting over a fresh
kill. What type of competition is
this?
A. Competition within a population
B. Competition between parasite and host
C. Competition between species in a
community
What is A?
Daily Double
The picture shows a segment of DNA from a
cat. Which of these is the most likely the
kitten of the cat?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
What is D or 4?
Bees collect nectar from
flowers, and serve as
pollinators for the plants. This
relationship is an example of
A.
B.
C.
D.
parasitism
predator-prey
commensalism
mutualism
What is D?
What is C?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The image above is a population graph from the
predator-prey game. Green indicates grass, blue
indicates rabbits, and red indicates wolves. Wolves
appear to have gone extinct because:
they ran out of grass to eat
there was no grass for rabbits to eat
they starved after eating all of the rabbits
other predators replaced them
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ants are known to protect, or "tend" aphids from
predators, and in return receive some nutrients
from the aphids. This relationship is an example of
parasitism
mutualism
commensalism
sexual selection
What is B?
Based on the method by which they get food,
organisms are classified as autotrophs or
heterotrophs. Which organism listed below
is correctly paired with its metabolism?
A) Mushroom-autotroph
B) Human-heterotroph
C) Grass-heterotroph
D) Fish-autotroph
What is B?
Which of the following is an example of a
community?
A. All of the grass in a meadow.
B. All of the animals in North America.
C. All of the geese in the world.
D. All of the organisms living within a lake.
What is D?
Examples of symbiotic
relationships include
A. parasitism
B. commensalism
C. cannabalism
D. mutualism
What is D?
Which of these organisms is considered a
decomposer?
A) Bacteria
B) Earthworm
C) Spotted owl
D) Leopard
What is A?
Which of the following methods would
provide the most accurate information for
students collecting data about local
attitudes concerning the use of alternative
fuels for automobiles?
A) Take an opinion poll of drivers.
B) Listen to speeches given by politicians.
C) Study newspaper articles.
D) Track prices at nearby gas stations.
What is A?
A student is trying to determine the effect of
pollutants on the growth of three groups of
seeds. The results will not be valid because
the experiment has noA) conclusion
B) hypothesis
C) control
D) variable
What is C?
Which piece of laboratory equipment should
be used to most accurately measure the
volume of a liquid?
A) Beaker
B) Test tube
C) Metric balance
D) Graduated cylinder
What is D?
According to this data, what percentage of
vitamin supplement should be added to the
turkey’s diet for maximum weight gain?
A) 6%
B) 20%
C) 10%
D) 14%
What is C?
FINAL
JEOPARDY
Which equation best represents
photosynthesis?
A) Glucose + water → Carbon Dioxide + oxygen
B) Glucose +oxygen → Carbon dioxide + water
C)Carbon dioxide + water→ Glucose + oxygen
D)Water + sunlight → Glucose + ATP
What is C?
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