Intro to Science
L1: Exploring Life
L2: Cell Structure & Function
Definitions
Randomized
100

What is one sense we use to make observations?

Taste, Smell, Touch, Hearing, Sight

100
What is the smallest unit of life?

Cell

100

What do ribosomes make?

Proteins

100

What does ABIOTIC mean?

Non-living thing

100

What does it mean to be MULTICELLULAR?

To have 2 or more cells. 

200

Which type of observation has a # in it? 

Quantitative Observation

200

How does a UNICELLULAR cell grow?

By increasing their size 

200

Which organelle acts like a UPS store? 

Golgi apparatus 

200

In CER, what is an answer to a scientific question called? 

Claim

200
What unit do we use to measure MASS in science class?

Grams

300
Give me one QUALITATIVE observation about the classroom. 

Many different answers.

300

What is one example of a unicellular organism?

Amoeba, Bacteria

300

What type of cells or organisms do NOT have organelles? 

Prokaryotic cells 

300

What does homeostasis mean?

To maintain stable internal conditions

300

Name one principle of the cell theory. 

1. Cells are the smallest unit of life.

2. All cells come from pre-existing cells.

3. All living things has one or more cells. 

400

What is the variable in an experiment that stays the same? 

Constant 

400

What does it mean to respond to stimuli? 

Respond to changes in the environment. 
400

What are the two organelles that plant cells have that animal cells do not? 

Chloroplasts and cell wall

400

What is a dependent variable? 

the outcome of an experiment; the variable that depends on the independent variable. 

400

What is "evidence"? 

Using research or facts to support your claim. 
500
Give me the independent variable in this question: "If I ate more strawberries, will I turn pink?" 

Ate more strawberries 

500

Give me an example of homeostasis. 

Many different kinds. 

500

What does the endoplasmic reticulum do?

Where proteins and other substances are made and also transported 

500

What does an inference mean?

To add reasoning to observations 

500

What is osmosis?

Osmosis is when water moves from an area of higher amounts to an area of lower amounts. 

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