Experimental Design/Scientific Method
T/F: A hypothesis is a testable prediction
True
T/F: All living things have the ability to reproduce
True
T/F: There are 7 Kingdoms of Life
False
T/F: A phylum is the most inclusive section of the taxonomic levels
False
Define what a dependent variable is
It is the aspect of an experiment that is being measured/observed
What are the two dfiferent methods that organisms use in order to reproduce?
Sexual and Asexual
All bacteria have what two aspects in common
What is being prokaryotic and unicellular
What is Archaea
The aspect of an experiment that is changed is called the what?
What is the independent variable
Shivering when your cold and insulin being released when your blood sugar raises are indicative of what characteristic of life?
Homeostasis
What is the name of the sugar that is present within the cell walls of plants?
Cellulose
What are the two main components that make up the scientific name of an organism?
To ensure fair testing, this group in an experiment is kept under standard conditions and does not receive the treatment being tested.
What is a control group
What is Metabolism?
The process of creating energy through the intake of food, nutrients, and sunlight (PLANTS ONLY) to help carry out cellular processes as well as grow and develop
What makes the Kingdom Fungi fundamentally different from the Kingdom Plantae?
Fungi can't photosynthesize/can't make their own food because they are heterotrophic.
Fungi also have CHITIN in their cell walls. Plants have CELLULOSE in their cell walls
Which kingdoms are made up of EUKARYOTIC organisms?
What are Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protists
A cow is given a growth hormone and
then compared to another cow that was
not given a growth hormone. Both cows
were weighed at 2 years.
What are the independent variables, dependent variables and control group of this experiment?
Independent variable: The growth hormone
Dependent variable: The cow's weight after two years
Control group: The cow that was not given the growth hormone
What are the 8 Characteristics of Living Things?
1. Cellular Structure
2. Universal Code (DNA)
3. Responding to Stimuli
4. Ability to Reproduce
5. Growth & Development
6. Homeostasis
7. Metabolism
8. Evolution
Explain the main difference between Eubacteria and Archaebacteria
Eubacteria contains peptidoglycans within their cell walls in comparison to Archaebacteria
If two organisms are within the same Order, what other taxonomic levels will they also BOTH be apart of?
Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain