Scientific Investigation
What is an educated guess or prediction in an experiment?
hypothesis
Which plant part is responsible for absorbing nutrients and water from the soil?
roots
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars are all this type of planet.
terrestrial
What is the biggest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What is the purpose of pollination?
Reproduction
What are the things that are kept the same in an experiment called?
constants
Which part of the plant is like a straw? It transports water and nutrients throughout the plant.
stem
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are all this type of planet.
gas giants
What moon phase will be viewed when the moon is between the Earth and the Sun?
new moon
What attracts bees to flowers, in order for plants to pollinate.
The color of the flowers
What is the one thing that the experimenter (I) changes during an experiment?
independent variable
Which plant part is where photosynthesis takes place?
leaf
Which phase of the moon is lit up on the LEFT side?
last quarter / third quarter
What are the inputs required for plants to create energy/food during photosynthesis?
Which plant part is responsible for reproduction of the plant?
flower
What are the numbers and measurements that you collect during an experiment called?
data
Photosynthesis is important for _______________because ________________.
Plants and animals because plants do photosynthesis to make food/energy. Other animals rely on plants as food (and other animals eat those animals)
When an object orbits around another object.
revolution
What is something that BOTH plants and animals MUST do in order to SURVIVE?
reproduce
When plants are pollinated, what is produced?
A seed
What is the thing that changes in the experiment that you measure or observe?
dependent variable
What are the products (or results) of photosynthesis?
oxygen and glucose/sugar
When an object spins on its axis.
rotation
This is caused by the moon and sun's gravitational pull. It is when the ocean water gets higher and lower.
Tides
What are some ways that pollen can be transfered?
Wind, Water, Animals (bees, butterflies, bats)