This involves making observations, forming hypotheses, conducting experiments, and analyzing data.
Scientific Method
The primary focus of biology is the study of these.
Living organisms
The basic unit of matter.
This organelle is where photosynthesis occurs in plant cells.
Chloroplasts
This metal is liquid at room temperature.
Mercury
The testable explanation for a scientific phenomenon.
Hypothesis
This term refers to the relatively stable internal conditions maintained by organisms.
Homeostasis
These macromolecules store energy and form cell membranes.
Lipids
Carbon Dioxide
The largest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter
A well-supported explanation for a natural phenomenon, tested repeatedly.
Scientific Theory
The building blocks of proteins are called this.
Amino Acids
This type of fat is liquid at room temperature.
Unsaturated Fat
Chlorophyll's role in photosynthesis is to do this.
Absorb light energy
The only human body part that can fully regenerate.
Liver
Name one practice shared by both science and engineering
Data Analysis answers may vary.
This biological hierarchy from molecule to organism in the correct order
Molecule-Cell-Tissue-Organ System-Organism
This substance helps maintain a stable pH in biological systems.
Buffer
The main products of the light reactions in photosynthesis.
ATP and NADPH
This element's symbol is "K"
Potassium
A hypothesis in science must meet this critical condition.
Name a characteristic not common to all living things
Movement, answers may vary
A protein that speeds up chemical reactions.
Three factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis.
Light intensity, temperature, and carbon dioxide levels
The fastest land animal in the world.
Cheetah