Characteristics of Life
Cells are the basic unit of ____________________.
Structure and function in all living things
What does the word biology mean
the study of life
The process of combining what you know with what you have learned to draw logical conclusion
Inference
Fake science
Pseudoscience
One of the characteristics of life is displays orginization, write the levels of organization in order starting with cells and ending with organism.
Cells -> ________ ->________ ->________ -> Organism
Cells-> tissues -> organs-> organ system -> organism
How do organisms that can not make their own food get energy?
By eating other organisms.
A testable explanation of a situation or phenomenon
hypothesis
a set of moral principles or values
Ethics
What is the difference between growth and development?
development is the natural changes over the lifetime of an organism.
Give an example of homeostasis
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an explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many observations and experiments over time
theory
a process by which the procedures used during an experiment and the experiment’s results are evaluated by other scientists who are in the same field or who are conducting similar research
peer review
What must be true for something to be considered a species?
organisms must be able to breed and produce fertile offspring.
List all 8 characteristics of life
made of one or more cells
displays organization
grows and develops
reproduces
responds to stimuli
requires energy
maintains homeostasis
describes relationships under certain conditions in nature but does not explain why the relationship is the way it is.
Law
Uses specific observations to develop general conclusions
Inductive reasoning
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Explain why an organism can not evolve/adapt during its lifetime.
Adaptations happen over thousands of years. A favorable characteristic is passed on to an organisms offspring through a process known as natural selection. Since this characteristic is helpful to the organism it is better able to survive to reproduce and pass on this trait. Eventually, all organisms in this species will acquire this trait.
uses general principles to make specific predictions
Deductive Reasoning
Why is it important to be scientifically literate?
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