This is the difference between an observation and an inference
What is an observation is using your five senses to gather factual information. An inference is a logical interpretation of observations based on knowledge or experience.
This is what a scientific hypothesis is
This is what scientific theory is
These are the six criteria for life
What is: All life is composed of cells
All living things grow
All living things require energy to power activities
All living things maintain a stable internal environment by regulating all of the chemical processes occurring in them
All living things respond to their environment
All living things contain hereditary information in their DNA
An organism classified as an omnivore is this
What is heterotrophs or consumers
This determines the vast majority of characteristics in an atom
What is the number of electrons
An atom that has 32 protons has this many electrons
What is 32 electrons
This is how many atoms are in a molecule of C4 H8 O2
What is 14 atoms
This is a property of water that allows life on Earth to thrive
What is Universal Solvent or Cohesion or Adhesion or Density or High heat capacity
These are the basic building blocks of proteins
What are amino acids
This is what the pH scale measures
What is the acidity or alkalinity of a solution
This is how DNA store information
What is as a sequence of nucleotide bases
These are the basic parts of a nucleotide
What are phosphate group, sugar and a base
This holds the two helixes in a DNA molecule together
This is the principal means by which oxygen is taken from the air
What is by respiration
This is the principal means by which oxygen is restored to the air
What is by photosynthesis
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor in an ecosystem:
Plant Life, Soil Type, Water, Temperature
What is plant life
Which level of ecological study includes all of the other levels:
Organism, Ecosystem, Population, Community
What is ecosystem
What is all living things are composed of cells; cells are the basic unit of structure and function; all cells come from pre-existing cells
This is the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
What is eukaryotic cells have a membrane-bounded nucleus and membrane-bounded organelles that prokaryotic cells do not have
Which organelle contains its own DNA:
Vacuole, Ribosome, Mitochondria, Plasma Membrane
What is mitochondria
This chemical process occurs in chloroplasts
What is photosynthesis
This is the difference between passive and active transport
What is passive transport is the transport of molecule without using energy while active transport requires the use of energy to move molecules
This is what scientific law is
What is a well-supported description of a natural relationship or principle
Based on an ecological pyramid, between these two trophic levels is the smallest amount of energy wasted
What is from primary consumer to secondary consumer wastes the least energy