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Scientific Thinking
Metric System
Life
Branches of Biology
Graphing
100
A scientist noted that the deer population in the Northeast was increasing. This was a(n)
What is observation?
100
The metric system is based on the number _____
What is 10
100
One property of life NOT found in any non-living thing is...
What is cells?
100
The study of all living things.
What is biology?
100
I need to graph the number of calories in 6 different foods. What kind of graph do I use?
What is a bar graph
200
A testable explanation of an observation is a
What is hypothesis
200
The basic unit of length is the __________
What is meter?
200
The biological theme of stability relates most directly to which characteristic of life?
What is homeostasis?
200
The study of the human body and how it works
What is physiology
200
I need to graph the number of young clams present in various temperatures of water. What kind of graph will I use?
What is a line graph
300
Fill in the missing step: Observation, questions, hypothesis, ___________ ____________, results, and__________________
What are controlled experiment & conclusion
300
The basic unit of mass is the ________
What is gram?
300
Offspring resemble their parents due to this characteristic.
What is heredity?
300
The study of the interactions between living things and their non-living environment ....
What is ecology
300
This variable goes on the X axis
What is the independent variable
400
The variable that is MEASURED in an experiment is the ______________ variable.
What is dependent?
400
The basic unit of volume is the _________
What is liter?
400
The source of energy for metabolism in ALL living things is..
What is the sun?
400
The study of microscopic living organisms
What is microbiology?
400
This variable goes on the Y axis
What is the dependent variable
500
If your hypothesis is right after your first trial, are you finished?
What is NO! You need to check and run many trials.
500
Another way to indicate the metric system is by these two letters: ___ ___
What is S.I?
500
The characteristic by which organisms make more of their own kind is..
What is reproduction?
500
The study of heredity
What is genetics
500
Name at least 2 essential parts of every graph
What are the title, labeled axes, the scale and a key?