A "prediction or educated guess" before you do an experiment
What is hypothesis
100
All living things are composed of these
What is cells
100
A systematic series of steps scientists use to solve practical problems
What is Scientific method
100
Part that regulates the amount of light entering the microscope.
What is diaphragm
100
How should you always carry a microscope?
What is with two hands.
200
An environmental factor than initiates a change or response in a living organism
What is Stimulus
200
Why are viruses generally considered not living by most scientists.
What is They are not made of cells
200
What two types of data that can be collected in an experiment.
What is quantitative and qualitative
200
Part that allows you to switch from one objective lens to another.
What is nose piece(turret)
200
Which power should you always start and end on?
What is low power.
300
An organisms tendency to maintain a constant internal environment
What is Homeostasis
300
All living things are capable of maintaining homeostatis, which is.
What is Maintaining a stable internal environment.
300
How do scientists gather info when doing experiments?
What is By making observations.
300
What is the purpose of the stage?
What is a place where you place the slide on to be viewed.
300
If the magnification of the eyepiece is 10x and the objective lens is 50 x what is the total magnification?
What is 500x
400
Any structural, behavioral or internal process that enables an organism to better survive it's environment.
What is Adaptation
400
When living things inherit traits from their parents it is this characteristic
What is Heredity
400
What are the three types of variables that all good experiments should have.
What is Manipulated(independent), Responding(Dependent), and Controlled.
400
Which objective lens on our microscopes has a magnification of 10x
What is Medium power (10x) objective lens.
400
What should be used to clean off the lenses if they are dirty?
What is lens paper
500
A gradual change in a species over time.
What is Evolution
500
List the 8 characteristics of life
What is All living things are composed of cells, reproduce, require energy, display heredity, respond to stimuli, grow and develop, evolve and adapt, and maintain homeostasis.
500
List (In order the 6 steps of the scientific method.
What is Identify the problem, gather info/research, hypothesis, test hypothesis(experiment), record data, and form a conclusion.
500
Which part holds the slide down and keeps it from moving?
What is Stage clips
500
The capability of our microscopes to see objects as small as .4 microns is called.