vocab
scientific method
characteristics of life
measurements
graphs
100
Length
the distance between two objects
100
Jessie wants to know whether or not the amount of sunlight effects plant growth. What is the DV and IV?
independent= amount of sunlight dependent= plant growth
100
What is biology?
The study of life.
100
What are the measurement prefixes?
kilo, hecto, deka, unit, deci, centi, milli
100
Which graph best is used to show data in parts to a whole?
pie graph
200
the amount of matter in an object
mass
200
What does a hypothesis ALWAYS need?
if/then
200
What is an adaptation? Name three that humans have.
adaptation=change in inherited traits over time. Standing one two legs, thumbs, higher brain function.
200
What are the basic units for mass, length, volume, and temperature.
grams, meters, liters and cm^3, degrees Celsius.
200
What do both line and bar graphs need to have? 4 total
title, independent, dependent, units,
300
independent and dependent variable
independent= variable that is being changed. Dependent= variable that is measured.
300
Why do we need a control group?
it is used to compare data with the experimental group.
300
maintenance of stable internal conditions is called what?
homeostasis
300
convert the following: (100cm to m), (9kg to cg), and (10ml to L) khdudcm
(1m), (900,000cg), (.010L)
300
What is the template for a good title?
The effect of the IV on the DV
400
this graph measures data that is continuous.
line graph
400
what happens when a hypothesis is proven wrong? Is the the entire lab a failure?
We go back and change the hypothesis and perform the experiment again. No, a wrong hypothesis does not mean the lab was a failure.
400
What is the difference between a autotroph and a heterotroph?
An autotroph makes their own food while heterotrophs must take in food.
400
Which unit would be the best to use for the following situations? (length of a penny), (mass of bowling ball), and (volume of a glass of water)
(mm), (kg), (cl)
400
Diagrams are used to...
show a process or a setup
500
scientific method
a series of steps that scientists use to solve a problem.
500
Name each step in the scientific method in order.
problem, research, hypothesis, experiment, data, conclusion
500
Name all eight characteristics of life
Made of cells, organization, growth and development, reproduction, responds to stumuli, energy, homeostasis, adaptations.
500
Which of the following are the largest? ( 15cm or 1m), (15mm or 1cm), ( 1m or 1000km)
1m, 15mm, same
500
What is the fire exit route for this class?
out the door, down the stairs, to the door outside, to the parking lot, to porter stadium
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