Biology
A change in an organism that can be physical, or otherwise, that is due to an internal change in that organism.
What is a mutation?
This happens to the subject of the experiment and can skew the results of the scientific method.
What is a self-fulfilling hypothesis?
Art, theatre, and music would be considered a part of this branch of the humanities.
What is esthetics?
These are the steps of the scientific method in order.
What are observation, hypothesis, prediction, experiment, and recycle?
This seasonal phenomenon occurs when water vapor freezes and falls.
What is snow?
The four criteria that must be met in order for an entity to be considered alive.
What are the ability to reproduce, demonstrate growth and repair, metabolize, and respond to external stimuli?
This branch of mathematics is commonly used in the social and behavioral sciences, and is considered vague.
What is statistics?
This is the fifth and final step in the development and maintenance of a society.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
When a medium or large mass star dies, this extremely energetic explosion can result.
What is a supernova?
Both male and female members of this cervid family grow antlers.
What are reindeer?
These three structures are unique to plant cells; helping to provide structural support and enable photosynthesis.
What are chloroplasts, a cell wall, and a large central vacuole?
Hypotheses in the social and behavioral sciences have a considerable amount of this.
What is bias?
This ethical system devises standards of conduct and moral code based on predetermined rules.
What is Deontological ethics?
J.J. Thomson conducted an experiment with cathode ray tubes and in the process discovered this subatomic particle.
What is an electron?
This holiday tradition activates the brain's reward and pleasure centers, releasing dopamine and creating a "warm glow effect".
What is gift giving?
These single-celled organisms have neither distinct nuclei nor specialized organelles.
What are prokaryotes?
An organism is considered to be this if it is aware of its separateness from the environment and has knowledge of that awareness.
What is personally self-conscious?
This discipline explores the meaning of concepts like "good" and "bad".
What is Meta-ethics?
Due to their transverse motion, these waves are unable to travel through the Earth's outer core.
What are S. waves?
This iconic holiday decoration is an obligate hemiparasite, meaning it relies partially on nourishment from its host.
What is mistletoe?
The hypothetical single-celled organism that is considered the ancestor of all life on Earth.
Who is LUCA?
Edward O. Wilson developed the discipline of Sociobiology upon observing this in ants.
What is altruism?
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This iconic Russian ballet is famous for sparking riots amongst audience members.
What is The Rite of Spring?
The resulting entity if nitrogen were to lose two of its electrons.
What is a positive ion of nitrogen with a +2 charge?
In this year, Thomas Edison and Edward H. Johnson displayed the first Christmas tree to be decorated with a string of colored lights.
When was 1882?