Vocabulary
Characteristics of Life
Classifying Organisms
Exploring Life
Graphing
100
Living things that are made of one cell.
What is unicellular
100
How do we determine if an organism is considered "unicellular" or "multicellular"?
What is number of cells
100
What gives each organism a two-word scientific name?
What is binomial nomenclature
100
Who is Robert Hooke and what did he do?
What is discovered cells using cork.
100
In an experiment, what is the one variable that is changed?
What is independent variable
200
An organism's ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change.
What is homeostasis
200
Give an example of external stimuli.
What is answers will vary.
200
In binomial nomenclature, what does the first and second name describe?
What is genus, species
200
What is a light microscope?
What is uses light and lenses to enlarge an image of an object.
200
In an experiment, what is the factor that we measure called?
What is dependent variable?
300
A group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring.
What is species
300
Give an example of internal stimuli.
What is answers will vary
300
What is a dichotomous key?
What is a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that leads the user to identify an unknown organism.
300
What is a compound microscope?
What is type of light microscope that uses more than one lens to magnify an object
300
The independent variable goes on what axis?
What is x-axis
400
A group of similar species.
What is genus
400
What is homeostasis and give an example.
What is an organisms ability to maintain a steady internal environment. - answers will vary
400
A new branch on a tree shows what?
What is evolution
400
What is an electron microscope?
What is microscope that uses magnetic field to focus a bean of electrons through an object or onto an objects surface.
400
If data is continuous what type of graph do we use?
What is line graph.
500
A branched diagram that shows the relationships among organisms, including common ancestors.
What is cladogram
500
What is the difference between growth and development?
What is growth is the increase in size and development is the changes in a body.
500
What are the 3 domains
What is bacteria, archaea, eukarya
500
Name 3 ways microscopes have helped us. A- health B- science C- other
What is answers may vary
500
What abbreviate/acronym do we use to construct a graph and what do they stand for?
What is T-title A-axis I-interval L-label S-scale
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