Vocabulary
the smallest units of life.
What is a cell?
The variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable.
What is a dependent variable?
•Scientist should be willing to accept different ideas that may not agree with their hypotheses.
What is Open Mindedness
The term BIOS means life and originates from this ancient civilization.
What is Greece?
The interlocking and overlapping of different fields in biology.
What is crosscutting concepts?
Changeable factors that are measured in an experiment.
What is a Variable?
the act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way
What is Observation ?
Questioning existing ideas and hypotheses
What is Skepticism?
Growth is observed as______, were as development is seen as _______.
What is an increase in size?
What is simple to complexity?
Scientist might study humans in terms of proteins in the body.
What is on a Molecular scale?
Analyzing pollution levels in China, Mexico, and South Korea can be seen as measuring
What is on a Global Scale?
Two plots of marsh grass were selected having similar plant density, soil type, input of fresh water and height above average tide level. What part of scientific method would this be?
What is controlled experiment?
A personal, rather than scientific point of view for or against certain kinds of people or activities.
What is Bias?
Depend entirely upon other living organisms for their existence.
What is a Virus?
Include the tendency for organ systems to become more complex as you move through vertebrates
What is a Linear pattern?
Publishing articles in scientific journals allows researchers to share ideas, test and evaluate data.
What is Peer Review?
Are concise, specific descriptions of how some aspects of the natural world are expected to behave in a certain situation
What is a Scientific Law?
Blood Clotting is considered this process
What is homeostasis?
Sunlight shining on a field of sunflowers is known as this type of stimuli.
What is external stimuli?
Each major group of organisms has evolved its own particular body part “tool kit.
What is Structure and Function?
The study of DNA and other molecules inside cells
What is Genomics and Molecular Biology ?
To provide natural and testable explanations for events in the natural world.
What is a goal of Science?
Made up of basic units called cells, reproduce, are based on a universal genetic code, grow and develop, obtain and use materials and energy, respond to their environment, maintain a stable internal environment, and evolve changing over time.
What are the Characteristics of Living things?
This process forms cells that look different from one another and perform different functions.
What is Differentiation?
The scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment
What is Global Ecology?