Chapter 1 Vocabulary I
Chapter 1 Vocabulary II
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Final Category
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Definition: a factor in a controlled experiment that is deliberately changed; also called a manipulated variable
Independent variable
100
Definition: A tested highly reliable scientific explanation of events
Scientific Theory
100
What type of reproduction do these organisms undergo? Why?
Sexual reproduction
There are two parents/The baby is NOT identical to either parent
100
What is label C pointing to?
Proton
100
What is the attraction of molecules of different substances?
Adhesion
Cohesion
Hydrgen bonds
Macromolecules
Adhesion
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Definition: A group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable
Control group
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Definition: Something that you experience directly through one of your five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch).
Observation
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What type of reproduction do these organisms undergo?
Asexual reproduction
There is one parent/The daughter cells are identical to its parent
200
What is label A pointing to?
Neutron
200
What type of bonds hold two or more water molecules together, as shown in the picture below?
Hydrogen bonds
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Definition: A tentative scientific explanation that can be tested further
Hypothesis
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Definition: a type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism
Sexual reproduction
300
What is this statement an example of?
The plant is tall.
Observation
300
What is label B pointing to?
Electron
300
Scenario: One tank of gold fish is fed the normal amount of food once a day, a second tank is fed twice a day, and a third tank four times a day during a six-week study. The fish’s weight is recorded daily.
Independent variable:
Dependent variable:
IV: Amount of food a day
DV: Weight of the fish
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Definition: A variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable; also called the responding variable
Dependent variable
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Definition: the process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
Asexual reproduction
400
What is this statement an example of?
The plant is tall because it was watered more.
Inference
400
What property of water does the picture below demonstrate?
Cohesion
400
Scenario: Different rose bushes are grown in a green house for two months. The number of flowers on each bush is counted at the end of the experiment.
What are the independent and dependent variables?
IV: Rose bushes
DV: Number of flowers on each bush
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Definition: A logical interpretation based on what scientists know
Inference
500
Definition: genetical material that organisms inherit from their parents
DNA
500
What type of data deals with numbers?
Qualitative
Quantitative
Experimental group
Control group
Theory
Quantitative
500
How many macromolecules are there?
4
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Name the four macromolecules.
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids