Nature of Science
There is only one scientific method, and all scientists follow it in exactly the same way. True or False?
What is False?
The number of chromosomes in a human skin cell.
What is 23 pairs or 46?
The source of new variation in a population.
What is mutation?
The ability to do work.
What is energy?
Usually scientific investigations begin with one of these.
What is a question?
The part of the cell where genetic information is stored.
What is the nucleus?
The type of reproduction the cells in your body are doing right now.
What is asexual reproduction? Or Mitosis
True or false: you can create energy.
What is false?
These are used when you are making observations. (Hint there's 5)
These are used when you are making observations.
The material chromosomes are made of.
What is DNA?
This is an example of radiant energy being changed to chemical energy.
What is photosynthesis?
Type of energy an object has due to its motion, position or condition.
What is mechanical energy?
Something that can be changed or controlled to be the same during an experiment would be one of these.
What is a variable? Independent or Controlled
A piece of DNA that codes for a trait.
What is a gene?
Evidence that organisms that live today have changed over long periods of time.
What is fossils?
When pulling back a rubber band, _______ energy transfers to _________ energy.
What is kinetic, potential?
Why do scientists conduct multiple trials of experiments?
Because to make sure they have reliable results
When something is too big, too complex, or too expensive to use for experimentation, scientists often use these.
What are models?
The probability that two heterozygous individuals will have a homozygous recessive child.
What is 25%?
How an organism differs from others of its species.
What is variation?
A cell phone demonstrates these 5 energies.
What is chemical, electrical, radiant (light), sound and thermal(heat)?