Living Things
Experiments
Characteristics
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100

Do living things need to meet all 8 characteristics of living things?

Yes

100

What are constants in an experiment?

The things that stay the SAME
100

A snake shedding his skin is an example of which characteristic?

Grow and Develop 

100

What do we call a single-cell organism?

Unicellular

100

What is an educated guess called?

Hypothesis

200

All living things are made of...

CELLS!

200

What is the difference between control group and experimental group?

control group = everything stays the same

experimental group = variable has been changed

200

Drooling is an example of which characteristic?

Response to Stimuli 

200

I eat pizza! Am I a heterotroph or autotroph?

heterotroph

200

I'm a flower! I make my own food! Am I a heterotroph or autotroph?

Autotroph

300

When a plant takes in carbon dioxide and releases oxygen, this shows the characteristic of...

Exchanging Gas 

300

How does daily exercising affect a person's heart rate?The heart rate is the Dependent Variable or Independent Variable?

Dependent Variable

300

Sweating is an example of which characteristic?

Excreting Waste

300
What is reproduction?

When an organism creates more of its own species it can use a mate, or in some instances, it can make an exact copy of itself by itself.

300

What is an example of an abiotic factor?

Rain; temperature; sunshine

400

Animals eat food and plants absorb sunlight.  They then use the result to do the daily functions of life.  This is an example of which characteristic?

Using Energy

400

A student wanted to test how the mass of a paper airplane affected the distance it would fly. Paper clips were added before each test flight. The mass is the Dependent Variable or Independent Variable?

Independent Variable

400

Shivering is an example of which characteristic?

Response to Stimuli 

400
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?

biotic = living

abiotic = nonliving

400

What are the main resources a habitat will provide?

Food, water, shelter, and space

500

What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?

Asexual reproduction -- there is only one parent and the offspring looks the same

Sexual reproduction -- there is only one parent and the offspring looks the same.

500

What is the question that should be answered by the lab?

The Purpose

500

The opening and closing of flower petals shows which characteristic?

Movement

500

What is a stimulus?

a stimulus is a change in a living thing's internal or external environment

500

Inside a greenhouse, 3 of the same type of tree are kept at 3 different humidity levels.  These are left for 3 years. One tree is left outside in normal conditions. The heights of the trees are measured once a week. What is the dependent variable, experimental group, and control group?

Dependent Variable -- heights of the trees

Experimental Group -- trees at different humidity

Control Group -- tree left in normal conditions

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