Bio T&T
Used to gather quantitative data
What is Measurement?
The change in living things over time
What is Evolution?
Knowledge gained by observing natural events and conditions
What is Science?
The study of living things and their interactions with the environment.
What is Biology?
The part of the experiment that you control or manipulate
What is an Independent variable?
This provides an enlarged image of an object
What is a Microscope?
The ability of an organism to keep its internal conditions about the same
What is Homeostasis?
The chemical process that occurs within a living organism in order to maintain life
What is Metabolism?
The variety or all the different types of life in a given area
What is Biodiversity?
An idea or explanation that you then test through study and experiment; must be clear and testable
What is a hypothesis?
Used to take body temperature
What is thermometer?
An inherited characteristic that gives an advantage to an organism
What is Adaptation?
The description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured
What is Accuracy?
Anywhere that is occupied by living organisms
What is a Biosphere?
The basic unit of life
What is a Cell?
This allows Doctors to see a picture of your bones and or teeth
What is x-ray?
A biological system that includes living things such as plants and animals, and non-living things such as water and rocks
What is an Ecosystem?
The study of the entire DNA sequences of humans and other organisms
What is Genomics?
A Scientist who studies living things
Biologist
Molecule that contains the genetic code of organisms
What is DNA?
The study and manipulation of DNA on a molecular level
What is Molecular Genetics?
A group of related parts that work together to make a whole
What is a system?
A segment of DNA that stores genetic information
What is a Gene?
All living things and the places where they are found on earth
What is Biosphere?
The process whereby plants use sunlight to make food?
What is Photosynthesis?