Characteristics of Life
All living things have ability to get larger, to ____
Grow
The first step in the scientific method is to make_____.
Observations
The system of measurement used by scientists is the _____ system.
Metric or SI system
A simple light microscope is also called a _______
Magnifying glass
"bio" is from a Greek word that means
Life or living
Many living things can change during their lifetime, like a caterpillar can change into a butterfly. This is called _______
Developmen
The second step in the scientific method is important because you might find out that someone already knows the answer to you problem. This second step is called ______
Background information
The basic unit of length in the metric system is the _____
The most common microscope used by biologists, and used in our class to look at objects, is called the ______
Compound light microscope
"logos" is from a word that forms the suffix of biology. "logos" is from a Greek word that means _____.
The study of...
Living things can change over time - we know that giraffes used to have shorter necks, but are now 16 feet tall. This is called _____
Evolution
After conducting background information, the scientist should develop an educated guess that is testable, this is called a ______.
Hypothesis
The basic unit of volume in the metric system is the _____.
Liter
The microscope that can be used to look at parts of living cells without staining them is called the _______
Phase contrast microscope
Science experiments need to be able to produce the same results every time they are done - this means that science needs to be __________
Reproducible
All living things contain information that instructs their cells how to build things. This is known as _____.
Genetic code or heredity or DNA
Scientists often publish their results in ______ to share with other researchers.
Journals
The basic unit of mass in the metric system is the _____
Gram
The microscope that gives 3D images of the surface of an object (like a coin) is called the ___________
Stereoscopic or Dissecting microscope
Scientists need to keep an open mind and not have any strong opinions about what will happen in an experiment. This means that science needs to be _____
Objective
Keeping the same level of something (like body temperature) is called _____
Homeostasis
The actual numbers (data) that are collected during an experiment is known as __________ information.
Quantitative
The prefix that means 1 millionth of something (1/1,000,000) is called ______
Micro (u)
The specific type of microscope that can magnify up to 1,000,000 times is the _____
Transmitting electron microscope (TEM)
In science, you need to prove your ideas using experiments and data. This means that science needs to be ________
Verifiable