Vocab
What's the study of life?
Biology
If you poke a pillbug and it moves away from you than this is an example of what characteristic of living things?
Stimulus
What Science skill are you using if you watch a horse’s interactions with other horses, write down the physical characteristics of the horse and what it eats?
Observation
An experiment in which only one variable is changed is a(n)
Controlled experiment
Which of the following characteristics is NOT shared by both a horse and the grass it eats?
a. Uses energy
b. Response to stimulus
c. Movement from place to place
d. Stable internal environment
c. Movement from place to place
Group of tissues is known as a?
Organ
Define sexual and asexual reproduction.
Sexual- 2 parents Asexual – 1 parent
How are metabolism and homeostasis related?
Metabolism maintains homeostasis
An educated explanation is called what?
A hypothesis
A well-tested explanation of a natural phenomenon is what?
Theory
Define a law
Describes an observable pattern or regularity in nature
Coarse Adjustment only use with ______ power while Fine Adjustment should only be used with ______ power?
Low, High
Explain difference between independent and dependent variable.
Independent on x axis and one you manipulate/change.
Dependent on y axis and the one that changes by what you did.
Suppose that a scientist proposes a hypothesis about how a newly discovered virus affects humans. Other virus researchers would likely:
a. Reject the hypothesis right away
b. Change the hypothesis to fit their own findings
c. Assume that the hypothesis is true for all viruses
d. Design new experiments to test the proposed hypothesis
d. Design new experiments to test the proposed hypothesis
Allows cells to perform different functions
Cell specialization
What does SI mean?
International system of measurement/units (metric)
What are the biological levels of organization in order from smallest to largest:
Organelle -> Cell -> Tissue -> Organ -> Organ system -> Organism
List 5 (or 6) steps of scientific method
1. State a problem or ask a question
2. Gather info
3. form hypothesis
4. Test hypothesis
5. Collect and analyze data
6. Draw conclusions
What characteristic of life depends on heredity?
DNA
Difference between qualitative and quanitative
Qualitative – physical
Quantitative- numbers
50 pts for every microscope part you name correctly-1st one incorrect and no points awarded
x
What is the standard baseline in an experiment that does not receive the test treatment or intervention?
Control group
Based on observations, you suggest the prescence of water could accelerate the growth of bread mold. This is a...
a. Hypothesis
b. Conclusion
c. Experiment
d. Analysis
a. Hypothesis