metric conversions
355 meters in Kilometers
.35 km
A dog catches a frisbee in its mouth.
Respond to stimulus
I saw an octopus changing colors and wondered how he knew what color to become to blend in.
Observing and asking questions
the study of life
biology
a process of testing and retesting, revising explanations, and debating to try and explain the natural world
science
22550 cm in Hm
2.2550 Hm
A chicken lays an egg.
Reproduction
I chose different colored cups to see if the octopus could choose the red one every time, no matter what position the cups were in.
Designing a controlled experiment
deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic material that organisms inherit from their parents
DNA
this is the variable we manipulate in an experiment
independent variable
70 mL in Liters
.07 L
If a dog gets hot, it will pant with its tongue hanging out.
maintain homeostasis
I counted and wrote down how many times the octopus chose the red cup and the other colored cups. I could see that the octopus was choosing the red cup way more than the other cups.
collect and analyze data
a signal to which an organism responds
stimulus
a group of organs working together to perform a function
organ system
What the base unit for measuring mass (weight)?
Grams
The plant absorbs sunlight, turns it into sugars and uses those sugars to produce energy.
metabolism
Octopus chose from red, green, or yellow cup options. The scallop was always in the red cup. What is the independent variable?
Color of cup
a well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses, and enables scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations
theory
a group of cells working together to perform a similar function
tissue
How many decimal places and which direction to convert from kilo- to milli-
6 places to the right
An amoeba is alive.
All living things are made of one or more cells.
If the octopus touches the red cup more, then he can see the difference between the cups.
Hypothesis
change in the frequency of a gene in a population over time
evolution (evolve)
Mrs. Winkler's favorite color
purple