Scientific Method
How many steps are in the scientific method?
6
What is moonlight?
reflected sunlight
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?
Pangaea
What is the smallest unit of life that can carry on the processes of life?
What is a cell?
What is the function of the mitochondria? Which type of cells is it found in?
powerhouse of the cell (makes energy), found in both plant & animal cells
Making a hypothesis is which step in the scientific method?
What time of day does a solar eclipse occur?
During the daytime
How continents "drifted" apart over millions of years. It explains how continents moved from where they were in Pangaea to their current locations.
What would be an example of a living thing maintaining homeostasis?
A person shivering when it is cold out
A dog panting when it is hot out
When you exercise, you breathe harder because your body needs more oxygen for your muscles
Which organelles are only found in plant cells (there are 3)
What is the correct format for writing a hypothesis?
If...then...because
Which moon phase comes directly after a new moon? Draw this moon phase
Waxing crescent
What is the name of the scientist who came up with the idea of Pangaea?
Alfred Wegener
What is homeostasis?
Maintaining a stable internal environment
What is the total magnification of a specimen that is viewed on a microscope with an eyepiece objective of 30X. The objective magnification is 50X
What is 1500X
The following is an example of which step of the scientific method?
"I found that my average score on an assignment when I ate breakfast was 86% and when I did not it was 72%."
Analyze data and results
What would your view from Earth be during a lunar eclipse?
The moon would slowly be covered by the shadow of the Earth
Which type of plate boundary moves away from each other? What landforms are formed at this boundary?
Divergent boundaries form rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges
How are growth and development different?
Growth= increasing in size
Development= changes that occur as a living thing gets older, adds new parts (think of a frog turning from a tadpole into a frog)
How are rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum different?
Rough has attached ribosomes and produces proteins, smooth has no ribosomes and produces lipids
What is the mean, median, and mode of the following set of data?
4, 6, 5, 2, 8, 6, 4
Mean: 5
Median: 5
Mode: 4 and 6
Why are we not able to see a full moon all the time
As the moon revolves around the Earth, different amounts of the lit side of the moon are visible.
How would an old mountain range would look compared to a new mountain range? What would be a real life example you could compare?
What are the 6 characteristics of life?
-made of cells
-reproduce
-requires/uses energy
-grow & develop
-respond to stimuli
-maintain homeostasis
What are the three parts of the cell theory?
1. All living things are made of cells
2. All new cells come from pre-existing cells
3. Cells are the basic unit of structure & function of living things