Name: ________________________
Science: Environments Vocabulary Review
Instructions: Complete each blank section of the table.
Term
Environment
Environmental
factor
Organism
Definition
Everything that
surrounds and
influences an
organism
One part of an
environment; can
be living (organic)
or non-living
(inorganic)
2 Examples
2 Non-examples
Temperature
Light
Spider
Palm tree
Rock
Water
Visual representation
Independent
variable
Dependent
variable
Preferred
environment
Amount of salt in
water
Amount of sunlight
plants are exposed
to
The change as a
result of the
independent
variable
Isopods prefer
moist
environments
Tomato plants
prefer full sun
environments
Changing the
amount of food
given to a fish
Changing the
number of plants
in an aquarium
Trying to grow a
tree with no water
Trying to grow a
tomato plant in full
shade
Controlled
experiment
Range of
tolerance
Optimum
condition
Indicator
Growing 4 cups of
the same seeds of
plants, with the
same type of soil.
Each cup receives
the same amount
of sunlight but a
different amount
of water.
The group of
conditions under
which an organism
can survive.
Outside the range
of tolerance, the
organism would
die.
The best
conditions for the
growth of an
organism
A chemical used
Humans trying to
survive in 500
degree heat
Goldfish trying to
live in salt water
Optimum
condition for a
goldfish is water
with a very low
level of acidity
Optimum
condition for a
polar bear is a
cold and icy
climate
BTB is an indicator
Carbon dioxide
Salinity
Viable
to test for the
presence,
absence, or
amount of a
substance in a
material
A colorless,
odorless gas
present in the
atmosphere
The amount of salt
in water
Alive or able to
grow
of acidity
DPD is an indicator
used to test the
amount of chlorine
in pool water
What people and
animals exhale
What green plants
take in for
respiration
Brine shrimp eggs
more than 3 years
old put in water
will not grow
Plant seeds that
are too old will not
grow when
planted