1.1 Vocab
Branches of Life Science
1.2 Vocab
1.3 Vocab
Grab bag
100
What is an organized method of using evidence to propose explanations for events in the natural world?
science
100
study of plants
What is botany?
100
an investigation in which information is collected under controlled conditions
What is an experiment?
100
this system of measurement is used by most countries and in almost all scientific activities
What is the International System of Units (SI)?
100
The metric system's measures are based on divisions that are powers of ____________ (#)
What is ten?
200
the branch of science that studies living things
What is life science?
200
the study of animals
What is zoology
200
a factor that can vary or change in an experiment
What is a variable?
200
SI unit for length
What is the meter?
200
the equation for finding volume
What is length * width * height?
300
this branch of science studies Earth and the universe around it
What is earth & space science?
300
the study of living things too small to be seen with the naked eye
What is microbiology?
300
a proposed explanation for an observation / an educated guess
What is a hypothesis?
300
SI unit for time
What is the second?
300
the amount of space an object takes up
What is volume?
400
this branch of science investigates topics such as motion, forces, matter, energy, sound, light, electricity, and magnetism
What is physical science?
400
the study of structures of living things
What is anatomy?
400
information you gather by using your senses
What is an observation?
400
Si unit for volume
What is the liter?
400
the amount of mass in a given volume
What is density?
500
the branch of life science that diagnoses, treats, and prevents disease
What is medicine?
500
the study of how traits are passed from one generation to the next
What is genetics?
500
the process scientists use to attempt to answer questions about the natural world
What is the scientific method?
500
SI unit for mass
What is the kilogram?
500
a box has the following measurements: length=10 cm width=2 cm height= 1 cm the volume is __________.
What is 20 cm3?
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