Scientific Method
Hypothesis & other terms
Metric prefixes
Life characteristics
Whatever...
100
process of gathering information about events or processes in a careful orderly way (usually using senses).
What is an observation?
100
cause.
What is the "if" part of the hypothesis?
100
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What is centi?
100
maintain internal balance
What is homeostasis?
100
a logical interpretation based on prior experience
What is an inference?
200
A proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations.
What is a hypothesis?
200
requires two parents.
What is sexual reproduction?
200
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What is milli?
200
all the chemical reactions in an organism
What is metabolism
200
can be tested.
What is a good hypothesis?
300
Has a large body of information that supports it.
What is a theory?
300
anywhere that life is found.
What is the biosphere?
300
100
What is hecto?
300
when a group changes over time
What is evolve (evolution)?
300
on the "Y" axis of a graph
What is the responding variable?
400
qualitative and quantitative.
What are the two types of data(observations)?
400
means "1,000."
What is "kilo?"
400
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What is deka?
400
a collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates it from its surroundings.
What is a cell?
400
a group of populations in the same place at the same time
What is a community?
500
What the experimenter can change.
What is the manipulated(experimental) variable?
500
life comes from non-living stuff
What is spontaneous generation?
500
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What is deci?
500
an organism splits in two
What is asexual reproduction?
500
on the x axis of a graph
What is the manipulated(experimental) variable?
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