Scientific Method
What is Science?
Math in Science
Vocabulary
Graphing
100
What is a constant?
A variable that does not change in an experiment
100
What is the point of the morphology wall?
To break down words that you don't know yet
100
If 1 meter equals 100 cm, how much is it in inches?
1 cm = 0.394 inches
39.4 inches
100
What is an organism's reaction to a stimulus?
Response
100
A pie chart looks that the ____ picture.
whole
200
The _________ is a statement about your experiment.
Title
200
The production of offspring is known by another name. What is it?
Reproduction
200
12 yards = ____ inches
1 yard = 3 feet
1 foot = 12 inches
12*3/1*12/1 = 432 inches
200
What does biology mean?
The study of life
200
What goes on the X axis and the Y axis of a graph?
X axis - Independent Variable
Y axis - Dependent Variable
300
What are the two types of data?
Quantitative & Qualitative
300
List the three main types of science.
Physics, Chemistry, Biology
300
Find the mean, mode, and median of the following data:
5, 6, 8, 2, 7, 3, 4, 1, 9, 0
Mean = 45/10 = 4.5
Mode = none
Median = 4+5 = 9/2 = 4.5
300
Ethics are ________________.
A set of values
300
Can the scientific method be shown as a flow chart?
Yes
400
What is the difference between an inference vs. an observation?
Inference is based on experience and an observation is direct information.
400
Any inherited characteristic that develops in a species over time is called a(n) _________.
adaptation
400
5.647 * 10^-5 = _____
0.00005647
400
True or False: Homeostasis is the regulation of an organism's external environment.
False
Homeostasis is the regulation of an organism's internal environment.
400
True or False: A scatterplot has data points that are connected by a line.
False: Scatterplots have data points that is not connected by a line.
500
Read the following scenario and determine the independent & dependent variables:
The higher the temperature of the air in the oven, the faster a cake will bake.
Independent - Temperature
Dependent - Time
500
The smallest unit of life is called a(n) ______ and the largest unit of life is the ________.
Cell; Biosphere or Earth
500
Convert the following temperature into Celsius and Kelvin using the following formulas:
16.5 F = _____ C = ______ K
C = (°F - 32) * 5/9
F = (9/5 * °C) + 32
K = °C + 273.15
Celsius = -8.61 °C
Kelvin = 264.54 K
500
What is the one factor that can be changed in a controlled experiment called?
Independent Variable
500
Name one observation you observe from the graph above.
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