Vocabulary
These are the weak positive and negative charges found on polar molecules
What are delta charges?
A small-scale question or prediction that is based on some prior knowledge or evidence; must be falsifiable
What is a hypothesis?
This is the most basic unit of life
What are cells?
The prefix 'Co-' means:
What is with/together?
The word 'monosaccharide' means:
What is 'single sugar?'
Science seeks to explain the occurrence of phenomena that are only part of the _______________ world
What is 'natural?'
Briefly explain what it means for a question to be falsifiable
What is 'there must be a way to prove that statement is false if it is actually untrue?'
This is why scientists need a control group
What is 'to see if the treatment/X variable had any actual effect?'
This term means 'made of water'
What is aqueous?
_______________ are made up of only one type of atom
What are 'elements'?
How is science different from other areas of study like philosophy, history, or literature
What is 'because it must confined to only what is part of objective reality?'
These bonds form between individual water molecules
What are hydrogen bonds?
These are the other two names for the dependent variable
What is 'response variable,' and 'Y'?
In your own words, explain why we can never by 100% certain of anything in science
What is 'because we will never know everything about everything; we always leave open the possibility that a new piece of evidence comes to light that totally changes what we thought we knew?'
Name three examples of the abiotic environment
What is water, sunlight, temperature, dirt, minerals, elements, wind patterns, ocean currents, etc?
This is the smallest unit of matter
What is the atom?
These are the three major parts of every atom and what charge they carry
What are 1) protons: positively charged atomic particles, 2) neutrons: atomic particles with no electrical charge, 3) electrons: negatively charged atomic particles?
99.9% of all living organisms are made of these six elements
What are 'carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and calcium?'
This term refers to a molecule with a net negative charge
What is an anion?
Name five characteristics of all living things
What is: 1) made of one or more cells, 2) response to stimuli, 3) growth and development, 4) ability to reproduce, 5) genetic material is encoded in DNA, 6) maintain homeostasis, 7) can adapt and eventually evolve, and 8) metabolize/use energy in some way?
In your own words, explain the process of peer review AND what type of information we consider it to be
What is 'peer reviewed literature has been reviewed by anonymous, independent reviewers who are experts in their field; it is considered the gold standard of information?'
In your own words, explain how to identify a lipid versus a carbohydrate on a diagram
What is 'lipids = C, H, and O only; long chain of carbon atoms all bound to H; carbohydrates = also made of C, H, and O; always have a 1:2:1 ratio?'
Briefly explain the significance of water in determining pH
What is 'we can only measure the pH of a solution if it is water-based?'