Adaptations Practice

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Relationships Practice

11. Around South Mountain, there are many mountain lions that feed on the rabbits for survival. This type of relationship is what kind of symbiosis?

a.     parasitism

b.    commensalism

c.     predator/prey

d.    mutualism

12. A lion and hyena both eat rabbits for energy and food.  What type of relationship exists between the lion and the hyena?

a.     parasitism

b.    commensalism

c.     predator/prey

d.    competition

13. What relationship would the zebra and hyena demonstrate?

a.     parasitism

b.    commensalism

c.     predator/prey

d.    competition

14. Oxpecker bird and zebra: The bird eats ticks and other harmful bugs from the zebra.  In return, the zebra gives the oxpecker protection

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

b. How do you know? __________________________________________________________________

15. Ocean fish and giant jellyfish: The ocean fish live underneath the jellyfish for protection.  The jellyfish is neither helped nor harmed by these fish.

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

b. How do you know? __________________________________________________________________

16. Clownfish live among the venomous tentacles of a sea anemone. They are

protected from predators, and they keep the sea anemone clean.

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

b. How do you know? __________________________________________________________________

17. Barnacles attach themselves to the shells of crabs. The barnacles receive a

home. The crab is unaffected.

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

b. How do you know? __________________________________________________________________

18. Bees use flower nectar for food, and they carry flower pollen to other flowers,

allowing the flower to reproduce.

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

b. How do you know? __________________________________________________________________

19. Dutch elm disease is caused by a fungus that grows and feeds on elm trees.

The fungus destroys the trees.

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

b. How do you know? __________________________________________________________________

20. Orchids grow in tree branches. They receive light, and their roots get water

from the air. The tree is not affected.

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

Take a break from testing!.............and look at weird old pictures of me before I was this old

Already bossing people around.....little did I know I would be a teacher one day...........

Hungry......always..

Shortly after this photo I told my sister that Santa wasn't real. 

Almost had a beard right out of the womb. Thankfully I'm much better looking now. 

I can't believe my parents made us wear those ridiculous sweaters. 

Peer Evaluations

Teamwork is important in science, no scientists discovers anything completely on their own.

Please take a moment to honestly grade your partner on their performance on your science fair project.


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STP Pre Test

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Testable Questions

Exit Ticket

Testable Questions Exit Ticket

Thursday - I'm at Jury Duty!

Independent and Dependent Variables

1. Catalyst

2. Independent Learning

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Answer these questions on paper

1. What is the definition of an Independent Variable? 

2. What is the definition of a Dependent Variable? 

3. Which variable is associated with the "cause" and which variable is associated with the "effect" in an experiment? 

4. Think about this experiment: Does heating a cup of water allow it to dissolve more sugar? What is the IV? What is the DV?

 5. Think about this experiment: Does an electric motor turn faster if you increase the voltage? What is the IV? What is the DV? 

6. Now return to the science buddies website and click "examples" at the top. Check your answers from number 5 and 6! Did you get them right? 

7. Complete the worksheet given to you by the substitute teacher. It is due tomorrow: no exceptions! 

Exit Ticket - Start with 10 minutes left in class

Variables Exit Ticket