What is excretion?
Removal of waste from the body
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Make an observation
True or False: It would be poisonous for waste to remain in the body
True
What do you do after making an observation?
Do as much research as you can
True or False: Living things have the ability to detect and respond to changes in their environments
True
Step #3 is make a hypothesis. What is a hypothesis?
An 'educated guess' about what you think will happen
True or False: Reproduction is unnecessary for the survival of a species
False
What are steps 4 and 5?
4. Experiment
5. Analysis
List the 7 characteristics of living things
1. Feeding/Energy
2. Movement
3. Breathing/Respiration
4. Excretion
5. Growth
6. Sensitivity
7. Reproduction
In the final step of the scientific method, you make _______
Conclusions