Vocabulary 1
What means to make clear the meaning?
Define
What word means a force or condition that causes movement or response?
Stimulus
What is the first step in the Scientific Method?
Make an observation
What two categories can matter be divided into?
Living and non-living
Animals that possess brains, complex nervous systems, and bony skeletons MUST have a...
Backbone
What word means something assumed because it seems likely to be true?
Hypothesis
What word means the plural form of stimulus?
Stimuli
In the Scientific Method, what must you do after you define a problem or observation?
What three substances do all living things need?
Water, food, and oxygen
What are two categories that plants can be divided into?
Simple and complex
What word means to find the answer?
Solve
What is something believed to be true because of supportive evidence?
Theory
In the Scientific Method, what must you do after you formulate a hypothesis?
Test the hypothesis.
All living things _____ in response to stimuli.
Move
_____ plants do not have a conducting system.
Simple
What word means to state definitely or clearly?
Formulate
What is another word for accurate?
Reliable, trustworthy
In the Scientific Method, what do you do after you test a hypothesis and prove it correctly?
Formulate a theory.
All living things __________ (to make creatures similar to themselves).
What is the building block of all living things?
Cells
What word means to see or show the differences in?
Distinguish
What does it mean to examine something in order to figure out how it works?
Observe
In the scientific method, what do you do after formulating a theory?
Communicate the results
What are the three main kingdoms of living things?
Plant Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Mankind
People are the only creatures made in God's _____.
Image