Scientific Vocabulary
something that can be tested to see if it is correct
What is a predicition?
This is what all living things are made of
What is the cell?
This non-living particle makes up all matter
What is the atom?
Give an example of an organ
Possible answers: heart, brain, lungs, skin, bone, liver, kidney, stomach, etc
A possible explanation to something, sometimes defined as "an educated guess"
What is a hypothesis?
Cells are the basic units of structure and this
What is function?
Groups of organs working together for a common function
What is an organ system?
Give an example of a molecule important for life
Possible answers: water, carbon dioxide, Oxygen (O2), carbohydrates, proteins, lipids
a statement about how things work in nature, but not why it works
What is a law?
All living things are made of this many cells
What is one or more?
Groups of tissues working together for a common function
What is an organ?
Give an example of an atom that makes up 99% of living things:
Possible answers: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, or nitrogen
a well tested, widely accepted explanation
What is a theory?
This tool led to many of the major advancements in cell theory
What is a microscope?
This non-living particle is two or more atoms joined together
What is a molecule?
Given an example of an organ system
Examples: respiratory, muscular, skeletal, nervous, circulatory, immune, digestive etc.
Other than cell theory, name one scientific theory
This is where cells come from
What are pre-existing cells?
Groups of cells working together for a function
What is a tissue?
Give an example of a tissue in the human body
Possible Answers: muscular, connective, epithelial (skin), and nervous