Scientific Method
An Educated Guess
What is a hypothesis?
Living things need this to carry out life processes.
What is energy?
The outer, rigid layer that supports a PLANT CELL.
What is a cell wall?
Robert Hooke discovered these when looking at a piece of cork under a microscope.
What are cells?
A statement you make when answering a question. It's what you believe to be true.
What is a claim?
This is done to test your hypothesis.
What is an experiment?
A tadpole turning into a frog.
What is growth and development?
The part of a cell that controls all of its activities. THE BOSS!
What is the nucleus?
All cells come from _____________________.
What are pre-existing cells?
Connects the evidence to the claim.
What is reasoning?
The step that comes after the question. It might involve asking people for their expert opinions.
What is research?
What are unicellular and multicellular?
This type of cell has a cell wall, chloroplasts, and a large vacuole for storing water.
Cells come together to form tissues. This is formed when tissues come together.
What is an organ?
The numbers on a metric ruler.
What are centimeters?
The step when you realize that your hypothesis was correct. Now, go tell everyone!!
What is the conclusion?
A plant bends/moves towards sunlight.
What is a response to stimuli?
Both plant and animal cells have these "powerhouses" that produce energy.
What are mitochondria?
The cells with a nucleus. Humans have them.
What are eukaryotic cells?
The little lines between the numbers on a metric ruler.
What are millimeters?
The step that involves looking at numbers and data.
What is analysis?
The ability of an organism to keep its internal conditions stable.
What is homeostasis?
All of the organelles in plant and animal cells are found within this jelly-like substance.
What is cytoplasm?
Bacteria is an example of this type of cell with no nucleus.
What is a prokaryotic cell?
The system of measurement that scientists use.
What is the metric system?