A student sees a flock of geese flying overhead and wonders why certain birds migrate and certain birds don't. This student is displaying the scientific attitude of
What is curiosity
100
Cells in multicellular organisms have many different shapes and sizes. This cellular specialization allows cells to do what?
What is perform certain functions
100
An important goal of all scientists is to use this to learn about the natural world.
What is observation
100
All things are connected together in a "living planet" called the
What is biosphere
200
Information gathered from watching your grass seeds germinate and grow over a period of time.
What is data
200
After a scientist publishes a paper, someone else finds evidence that the paper's hypothesis is not correct. The scientist is unhappy but studies the new evidence anyway. The scientist is showing what scientific attitude?
What is open-mindedness
200
Which characteristic of life best explains why arctic hares grow white fur in the winter and brown fur in the summer?
What is response to the environment
200
The snake has smooth, dry skin is an example of what?
What is an observation
200
The metric system is based on multiples of this number.
What is 10
300
Based on your observations, you suggest that grass seed watered with fertilizer will germinate faster than grass seed watered with plain water. This is called
What is a hypothesis
300
The idea that all living things share a common ancestor describes which Big Idea in biology?
What is evolution
300
What characteristic of life is illustrated in a food web?
What is all living things need material and energy
300
For a hypothesis to be considered good, you have to be able to do this.
What is test it
300
A combination of chemical reactions through which an organism breaks down or builds up materials as it carries out its life processes is known as this.
What is metabolism
400
In a controlled experiment it is important for a scientist to isolate and test a single one of these.
What is a variable
400
Charles Darwin's idea about change over time has been well tested by other scientists and is now considered to be this.
What is a theory
400
Most plants and animals exhibit this type of reproduction.
What is sexual
400
Scientists who have strong moral beliefs about what they are studying may exhibit this when interpreting their results.
What is bias
400
The smallest units of living things that are considered alive are ___
What are cells
500
If a scientist wants their research an data to be widely accepted by other scientists, their work must go through this before it is published.
What is peer review
500
Good scientists will display this scientific attitude when they question existing ideas and hypotheses.
What is skepticism
500
These are the smallest units studied by biologists
What are molecules
500
Scientists make sure their published articles meet the standards of the scientific community by going through this process.
What is peer review
500
In this type of experiment, only one variable is changed at a time.