The Process
Of Science
Characteristics
Of Life I
Characteristics
Of Life II
Common
Metric Units
Metric Unit
Conversions
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What is an observation?
Uses one of the five senses to gather information about an object or event
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What is a cell?
Surrounded by a membrane; it is the basic unit of all living organisms
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What is a stimulus?
Any environmental condition that causes an organism to adjust to a new condition
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What is a gram?
The SI base unit for mass
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What is 1,000?
The number of millimeters in a liter
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What are data?
A collection of information gathered through observations
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What is a unicellular organism?
An organism made of only one cell
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What is a response?
A reaction to an environmental condition
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What is a meter?
The SI base unit for length
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What is 1,000?
The number of grams in a kilogram
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What is an inference?
A conclusion based on experience rather than direct observations
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What is a multicellular organism?
An organism made of many cells
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What is evolution?
A change over time among a group of organisms
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What is a liter?
The metric for volume
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What is 100?
The number of centimeters in a meter
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What is a hypothesis?
A testable explanation for a set of observations
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What is sexual reproduction?
The combination of genetic material from two parents to create a new individual
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What is metabolism?
The sum of all the chemical reactions that take place within a cell or an organism to build up and break down needed materials
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What is a second?
The SI base unit for time
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What is 10?
The number of deciliters in liter
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What is a theory?
A hypothesis that has been well tested and repeatedly verified by experiments
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What is development?
The process in which an offspring receives all of its genetic material from one parent
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What is homeostasis?
The process by which an organism maintains relatively stable internal conditions
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What is a kelvin?
The SI base unit for temperature
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What is 1,000?
The number of millimeters in a kilometer
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