54 and 59 Quiz review

Ch 54 & 59 Quiz Review

​Climate, abiotic factors, population, and scientific method

Abiotic Factors Affecting Organisms

What are they?

Why is water so important?

What is a halophyte?

What do you know about elevation? (adiabatic cooling and rain shadow)

Earth's Tilt

How does it impact climate?

How is wind generated?

What causes ocean currents?

Define biome.

Human Population

What data does the graph show?

What trends do you notice?

Why do you think the graph looks like this?

Graph 1

What data does the graph show?

What trends do you notice in the Western population? African?

Graph 2

​What data does the graph show?

What do you notice about the data?

Why do you think the data looks like this?

Graph 3

What is correlation? Does it mean causation?

Which graph shows a correlation? Explain the relationship between the two variables.

In which step of the scientific method could you use this data for?

Correlation

Why is it important?

What do the error bars represent?

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Data analysis

Let's practice :)

Fill in the Blank

A major type of habitat characterized by distinctive plant and animal life.

Open Ended

What do error bars represent?

Open Ended

List all of the abiotic factors mentioned today (even the ones we didn't go over)

Multiple Choice

The subsidence zones are where warm air cools down, descends and begins to move back towards the equator

• True

• False

Open Ended

Explain how the earth's tilt impacts climate and ocean currents?

Multiple Choice

The dependent variable is the one variable that changes (the treatment) while the independent variable is the result of the treatment (what's being measured)

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

plant that can withstand high salinity

Open Ended

What does the line of best fit show you?

Open Ended

Name at least three reasons why water is so important for living organisms

Open Ended

List all of the steps in the scientific method in the correct order

Open Ended

Design a valid experiment, making sure to define the following components: Controls (aka constants), dependent variables, independent variable, control group