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Environmental Science A - History of
Environmental Science Questions & Answers
1. When making observations, you should provide a general description of the
subject, rather than going into too much detail.
Answer False
2. When observing a group of children at a daycare center, Emily made the
following observations
Five year old children played in one location during independent play time.
Three year old children moved between different activities, rather than stayingin
one location.
By analyzing Emily's observations, what could be a valid conclusion?
Answer a. Five-year-old children have longer attention spans than three-year-old
children.
3. Katy works at a pet store, and is in charge of tracking the cat food supplyfor
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the morning, afternoon, and evening shifts. There are currently six cats at
their store, and each cat had full food bowls during the morning and
afternoon shifts, throughout the entire shift. Each day, the evening shift person
replenished the food bowls at the end of their shift. What is the pattern Katy
could note from this data?
Answer c.
The cats tend to eat more in the evening.
4. Observational data is easier to analyze and interpret when it is organized
into tables, charts, or graphs.
Answer True
5. Collin is conducting a study about chimpanzee communication methods.
Which of the following note excerpts from his recent trip to the zoo would be
good to include in his study?
Answer c.
Female chimpanzee walks away when male chimpanzee approaches
6. ecology
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Answer the study of the role of organisms in their environment
The ecology of a salt marsh includes the interactions between aquatic animals and
birds.
7. population
Answer groups of the same organism or same species
In the1800's, the population of bison was reduced from tens of millions to less than
1,000.
8. community
Answer all the different groups of organisms, or populations, that interact inan area
The different populations of organisms in a community are dependent on each otherfor
survival.
9. ecosystem
Answer a community of organisms and the environment in which they live
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