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Characteristics of life.
Biology Background Knowledge.
100

A possible explanation for a scientific experiment.

Hypothesis.

100

A human being is made of thousands of smaller living organisms.

All living things contain cells.

100

What is biology

The scientific study of life.

200

A possible explanation for a phenomenon based on previous knowledge.

Inference.

200

A chicken lays an egg that hatches into a chick.

Reproduction.

200

Science has to have what?

Evidence.

300


a variable whose variation does not depend on that of another.


Independent Variable.

300

Over the summer Sam went from 5'2 to 6'6.

Growth and Development.

300

This graph uses bars to compare and contrast data in a scientific aspect.

Bar graph.

400

Evidence that one acquires from doing an expiriment.

Data

400

We look like both of our parents.

We are based on a universal genetic code.
400

What is peer review?

Having another person look over your experiment/data to make sure it is accurate.

500

A variable that changes depending on another variable in the experiment.

Dependent Variable.

500

Over time certain bird species have developed different beak shapes to feed on different sources.

All living things evolve.

500

When doing an experiment what safety equipment do we need to wear?

A coat and safety glasses/goggles.