Week 3 Test

What is an environment?

• what we eat

• everything that surrounds us

• the water a fish swims in

• the air we breathe

What would the environment of a polar bear include?

• the number of other polar bears

• the type of food he eats

• the temperature of the air, the amount of snow cover

• all of the above

What is NOT an example of a living thing reacting to its environment?

• a bear hibernating during the winter

• a puddle evaporating on a hot day

• flower petals closing at night

• a turtle moving into shade on a hot day

When you make observations about your environment will they be the same observations I make of my environment?

• yes

• no

What is Biology?

• the study of plants

• the study of animals

• the study of life and living organisms

• the study of responses

What does a botanist study?

• organisms

• life

• plants

• animals

What does “bios” mean in the word “biology”?

• Pumpkins

• Death

• Rainbows

• Life

Organisms interacting with the environment is also called what?

• Oceanography

• Psychology

• Ecology

• Technology

German zoologist Ernst Haeckel coined the term “ecology.” What does it the Greek word oikos translate to?

• Gardening

• Housekeeping

• Hiking

• Cooking

Ecologist only work in laboratories. They never go outside.

• True

• False