Scientific Method
A hypothesis must be what? (2 answers possible, give one).
Testable and Falsifiable
This group remains the same during an experiment. There is not variables that are changed.
Control group
Maintenance of stable internal conditions is known as what?
Homeostasis
What type of website offers the most accurate scientific information?
When looking at something under a compound light microscope, what happens to the image?
It is inverted.
Bias
This is a variable that is kept the same for both the control group and the experimental group.
constant
The rapid exchange and transformation of chemical matter between living cells and the environment is called what?
Metabolism
Data collected in the form of numbers.
Quantitative data.
These microscopes use electrons to make an image of the subject in view.
Electron Microscopes.
Observation.
This group has the variables changed to test the effects of the certain variables.
Experimental group.
A plant growing towards sunlight is an example of which property of life?
Response to stimuli
Data that is collected in the form of color or shapes.
What is the total magnification on a microscope with a 10X eyepiece and a 4X lens?
40X
The last step in an experiment performed after all data is collected.
Analysis and draw conclusions.
The variable that is measured in an experiment.
dependent variable.
All living organisms have this to pass their traits to their offspring.
DNA
A broad explanation of a large body of scientific knowledge that is continuously revised as new evidence is presented.
This microscope provides a 3D image that is 500,000 times bigger but cannot produce an image of a living organism.
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).
This is the process of getting a scientific experiment published. It involves experts in the field to read and make changes to the study in order to make it better.
Peer Review
Independent variable.
All species change over long periods of time. This change is known as what?
Evolution
A single scientific fact that is often expressed as a single math equation.
Scientific Law.
What is the common name for the tarantula in the room?
Mexican red leg.