Experimentation
A student wanted to know if the color of cat influenced the cat's behavior. The color of the cat is this part (variable) of the experiment.
What is independent variable?
A scientist named Robert Hooke discovered and named cells based off of looking at this material under a microscope.
What is cork?
This step of mitosis has the chromosomes lined up in the center of the cell.
What is metaphase?
These are the molecules that come before the arrow in a chemical equation.
What are reactants?
While females usually have two X chromosomes, males have this combination.
What is XY?
Rudy wanted to know if the material of the cleats changed how fast he runs. This would be the dependent variable.
What is his running speed?
This is the list of the organization of living things from simplest to most complex.
What is cell, tissue, organ, organ system, and organism?
Before cytokinesis occurs, which completely splits the cell, it begins to separate into two during this phase.
What is telophase?
These are the reactants of photosynthesis.
What is water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight?
This is the structure of DNA
What is double helix?
A student wanting to measure volume would use this type of lab equipment.
What is a graduated cylinder?
The function of this organelle is as a gatekeeper - letting things in and out of the cell.
What is cell membrane?
Sperm and eggs are formed by this type of cell division.
What is meiosis?
These are the products of photosynthesis which support all life on Earth. There are two.
What is oxygen and glucose?
Some organisms are unicellular and others are multicellular. White blood cells would only be found in this type.
What is multicellular?
Tiffany wanted to figure out which type of plant would grow best in the high humidity of her bathroom. This would be the independent variable.
What is the type of plant?
This type of cell would have ALL of the following organelles: cytoplasm, chloroplast, nucleus, cell wall, and cell membrane.
What is a plant cell?
Two daughter cells that are identical are created during this process.
What is mitosis?
These are the reactants of cellular respiration.
What is oxygen and glucose?
In a Punnett square example where D = dimples (dominant) and d = no dimples (recessive), this genotype produces no dimples?.
What is dd?
A company wants to test if their new formulation of moisturizer will result in less acne. 50 adults continue using their old formula while 50 adults use their new formula. After 12 weeks, the average number of acne is calculated for each group. The 50 adults that continue to use the old formula represent this part of an experiment.
What is the control group?
The function of this organelle is to be the site of photosynthesis.
What is the chloroplast?
The daughter cells in meiosis are all unique and have a great deal of variation due to this process which occurs during Prophase I.
What is crossing over?
These are the products of cellular respiration.
What is water, carbon dioxide, and ATP?
A gene is dominant for tall. The genotypes of the offspring are: Tt and TT. This is their phenotype.
What is tall?