Characteristics of life
Vocabulary
Big Ideas
Science and Society
misc
100
the smallest living unit
What is a cell
100
Using the knowledge that you have in order to explain why something happens
What is Making an inference
100
The idea that all all living things are made up of cells
What is "The cellular basis of life"
100
Misapplying or Misinterpreting data to further your own cause.
What is Bias
100
volume is measured in this unit for liquids
What is a liter
200
all chemical reactions in an organism that breaks down matter and nutrients
What is a metabolism
200
An idea that explains / supports several hypotheses and has been tested again and again. Almost a "law"
What is a Theory
200
Scientist use scientific methodology to discover information about the natural world
What is "Science as a way of knowing"
200
Scientists have their papers analyzed by anonymous experts in their fields
What is Peer Review
200
this unit is used to measure volume of solids
What is a cubic meter
300
To which an organism responds
What is stimulus
300
The variable that changes in RESPONSE to another variable
What is the dependent variable
300
While living things are all different, they share a fundamental chemical basis.
What is "The unity and diversity of life"
300
Scientist avoid using their own moral and ethical senses when doing their work, they prefer to remain.....
What is objective
300
1/10 of a gram is a
What is a deci-gram
400
living things grow, develop, and
What is reproduce
400
An experiment where all variables are kept the same, to act as a baseline
What is a control group
400
Groups of organisms change over time
What is Evolution
400
Scientists work with theses kind of issues that involve our everyday lives
What are practical problems
400
1/1,000,000 of a gram is a
What is ug or microgram
500
The universal code that all living things are based on
What is DNA
500
Reproduction that is the result of two parent cells joining
What is sexual reproduction
500
Living things maintain a stable INTERNAL environment
What is Homeostasis
500
although scientists strive to remain objective they are still....
What is human
500
1,000 meters is a
What is kilometer
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