Big Idea 17 Interdependence

Where do plants in the food chain above get their energy?

• bird

• fish

• sun

• other plants

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Where should we base our scientific investigations?

• observations and evidences

• previous investigation

• from your teacher

• all the steps of the scientific method

In the Everglades some goats eat sweet marsh grass and some foxes eat goats. What is the interaction that takes place between goats and foxes?

• Goats are prey and foxes are predators

• Goats are herbivores and foxes are prey

• goats are consumers and foxes are producers

• goats are carnivores and foxes are herbivores

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How do we present our evidences and observations during a scientific investigation?

• graphs and data tables

• list of materials used

• statement of prediction

• written procedure of investigation

What do carnivores consume to get their energy?

• only meat

• only plants

• they make their own food

• both plants and animals

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What is the reason of this change when an arctic hare is brown in the summer and white in the winter?

• learned behavior

• instinct

• effect of environment

• beginning of hibernation

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The Florida panther stalks on its prey, where does it learned its behavior?

• by itself

• from its mother

• from its instincts

• from other panther cubs

The dragon eat both plants and insects. The dragon is classified as__

• producer

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

In the savannahs, elephants and giraffes both use trees for food. What will happen to the trees from the savannah if we remove these animals?

• The number of trees will increase

• The number of trees will decrease

• smaller animals will take over

• large carnivores will migrate

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Why do scientists write down the experimental procedure?

• to show what are common

• to display the data

• to allow others to change the experiment

• to allow others to replicate the experiment

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