8 Characteristics of Life
Metric Conversions
Metric Measurements/ Units
Scientific Method
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Female rattlesnakes will lay eggs after breeding with a male rattlesnake, producing several young rattlesnakes after several months
All living things reproduce.
100
Convert 200 centimeters to Meters
2 Meters
100
What does the abbreviation "cm" stand for?
centimeters
100
What is the term for the following definition:
"The condition that is being tested in the experiment"
Independent Variable
100
How much CO2 was produced by mice in experiment B?
32
200
The genetic information inside of a tomato plant tells the plant how to work properly
All living things contain DNA.
200
Convert 1.5 kilometers to meters
1,500 meters
200
What units would you use to measure the length of a caterpillar?
cm/mm
200
Is the following a testable hypothesis?
"If my fish died, then it was because the water was too cold?
Yes
200
Which type of music helps to speed up the completion of math problems the MOST?
Rap
300
Snakes and other reptiles are cold-blooded. Instead of producing their own heat, when they are cold they will absorb heat from the sun's heat by basking
All living things maintain an internal balance.
300
Convert 1.25 meters to millimeters
1,250 millimeters
300
What does the abbreviation "mL" stand for?
Milliliters
300
A teacher wanted to see how different types of music affected students’ pulse rates. Different types of music were played as the students rested. They took their pulse several times to determine their average pulse rate.
Assuming the teacher uses a good experimental design in the study, what is the dependent variable?
The pulse of the students
300
How much did the watermelon that received 10 gallons of water weigh?
12 pounds
400
Acorns, when planted, develop into oak trees over time.
All living things grow and develop
400
Convert 225 meters to kilometers
0.225 kilometers
400
What units would you use to describe the volume of a small sports drink, like gatorade?
mL
400
Two groups of 100 carrot seeds each were used in an investigation to test for the influence of temperature on seed germination. One group was kept at a temperature of 20°C and the other at 10°C. All other conditions were the same.
What is the independent variable in this experiment?
The temperature
400
What question is being tested in this line graph?
How the amount of fertilizer effects the number of tomatoes produced
500
A population of rabbits lives in a mostly brown desert. They are a variety of colors. The white rabbits are seen easily by predators, and are eaten. The brown, desert-colored rabbits blend into the environment, and live long enough to reproduce. This changes the population to have more brown rabbits in the future.
All living things evolve as a population.
500
Convert 1,000,000 millimeters to kilometers
1 kilometer
500
What unit would you use to describe the weight of a person?
Kilograms
500
A dog trainer is trying to evaluate how attentive his dog is to different whistle sounds. He observes his dog’s responses to many different whistles of varying pitch and then decides which one is most effective.
Assuming he uses a good experimental design in his selection, what is the independent variable?
The type of whistle/ pitch of whistle
500
What amount of fertilizer will produce the MOST tomatoes? (small, medium, large amount of fertilizer)
medium amount of fertilizer