Science Exam 1st Flashcards

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Control group

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The group that stays the same

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Hypothesis

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An educated guess

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Experimental group

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The group that changes and gets the IV

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IV

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It’s what you make different in the experiment

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Dependent variable

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What we count or measure. Stays the same

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Constants

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A factor that is kept the same throughout the experiment

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Scientific method steps

First Step:

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Problem

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Second

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Gather information

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Third

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Form hypothesis

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Fourth

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Test hypothesis

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Fifth

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Analyze results

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Six

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Draw conclusions

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A community that has reach a stable stage in succession

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Climax community

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Normal gradual change in where species lives

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Succession

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The first animals that arrive in an area

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Pioneer species

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Make their own food

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Producer

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Cannot make its own food

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Consumer

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All organisms in an area of the same kind

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Population

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Bother species benefit

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Mutualism

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One benefits, other is harmed

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Parasitism

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One benefits , one is not harmed

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Commensalism

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Place where the organism lives

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How an organism survives

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Anything that restricts the number of individuals in a population

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Limiting factor

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Organization of levels
Ecosystem
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Something that is not living like the sun, temperature, etc
Abiotic factor
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Something that is living
Biotic factor
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Transfer of nitrogen to the soil, to living things, and back
Nitrogen cycle
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Water evaporation process
Water cycle
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Carbon molecule that make up living and no living world.
Carbon cycle
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What two biomes are in Michigan?
Taiga Temperate Deciduous Forest
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Is wind power bad for the environment?
Nof
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Does geothermal energy have an effect on the environment?
No Effect
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Is Nuclear Power bad for the environment?
No Effect
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How does alternative energy benefit the Earth?
By not burning fossil fuels
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What are fossil fuels
Fuels formed in the earths crust over millions of years.
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Break Time
5%
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Ozone depletion
Lets in UV rays
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What 3 things do the symbol of plastic determine?
- what plastic it is - if they can go into a landfill - if they can be recycled
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Acid precipitation
Bad for environment
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Greenhouse effect
The cause for global warming
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Primary succession
Starts with nothing
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Secondary succession
Starts with animals and plants
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What are the words one to five?
Org, pop, com, Eco, biosphere
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What tins ozone?
CFCS
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What do animal get from their food?
Nitrogen
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What is variety in science terms?
Biodiversity
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Primary succession
Starts with organisms
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What energy source is messes art for all life?
The sun
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WhT is a change in an ecosystem if there is a forest fire?
Kills plants/ animals/ habitats
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What happens when you move up the food pyramid?
Energy decreases
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What do reintroduction programs do?
Increases biodiversity
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How can introducing invasive species impact biodiversity?
Eliminate native species
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Practice reding graphs
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