Vocab
Ethics
using moral principles to make good and right decisions
What is the foundational theme of the biblical worldview?
Creation, Fall, Redemption
What is the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?
autotrophs- make their own food using energy from the environment
heterotrophs-get their energy by eating other organisms in the environment
Can you list out the 4 steps in a controlled experiment?
1. Observe
2. Test
3. Analyze & Draw Conclusions
4. Communicate
What is the pair that refers to the number of cells that an organism has?
unicellular and multicellular
Theory
an idea that scientists use to explain their observations
What is the definition of naturalism?
the worldview that supposes that living things came from a completely natural process
What is the purpose of homeostasis in our body?
to keep the internal processes stable
Explain to me the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?
The science of sorting organisms into groups is called?
taxonomy
Quantitative Data
information collected using numbers
What are the 3 biblical outcomes?
2. thriving creation
3. giving God glory
Name the term that describes how a response must occur with a organism when this change occurs?
stimuli
Give me the definition of variables?
factors that cause change in a controlled experiment
Can me an example of how you would use qualitative data in a experiment?
example needs to include describing something using words
Law
an idea scientist use to describe their observations
organisms
What are the 5 characteristics of Life?
1. Organization
2. Energy
3. Growth
4. Reproduction
5. Response
What two levels of classification give us the scientific name of an organism?
genus and species
Describe to me what the control group is of the experiment?
the group that is not being exposed to the independent variable
"compare group"
Model
simplified representation used to describe or explain something
Explain to me the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?
a hypothesis is a initial explanation of something observed. While a theory is many well-tested observations in a controlled experiment
An organism has the characteristics of organization, energy, growth, and reproduction. Is this considered a living organism? Why or why not?
It is not because this organism doesn't have the ability for response
Name the 3 traits that scientist use to classify organisms into domain and kingdoms?
1. type of cell in a organism
2. number of cell in a organism
3. how the organism gets its energy
Why would evolutionists want to revise the classification system?
to show evolutionary types of relationships between different kinds of organisms through a common ancestor