Marine Science Vocabulary Introduction Part 1

The one variable in an experiment that's deliberately changed.

• responding / dependent variable

• manipulated / independent variable

• control group

• constant

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A property of a solid, liquid, or gas, that's used to measure density

• mass

• grams

• volume

• plasma

A living component of an ecosystem such as fish, bacteria, or clams.

• biotic

• abiotic

• pH

• control group

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A nonliving component of a marine ecosystem such as sand, water, or pH

• abiotic

• biotic

• pH

• cells

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A variable that you measure in an experiment.

• manipulated / independent variable

• responding / dependent variable

• control group

• constants

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The body shape of corals were tentacles point upwards

• polyp

• coral

• sessile

• symbiosis

A marine autotroph, such as a diatom, that is a primary producer and is biotic.

• algae

• primary consumer

• heterotroph

• decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A measure of dissolve salts in the water.

• pH

• Mass

• Biotic

• Salinity

A measure of free hydrogen ions in seawater that impact the acidity or alkalinity of the water.

• pH

• salinity

• chlorine

• Density

The group in an experiment that does not receive the manipulation

• manipulated variable

• dependent variable

• control group

• constants