Scientific Processes
Information gathered by using the senses
What is Observation
the basic structural unit of all living organisms.
what is cells
These individual characteristics
what is traits
a group of organisms that can breed with each other, and produce fertile offspring.
what are species
behaviors or activities performed by an organism that increase its fitness.
what is Behavioral adaptations
To determine presence and strength of radiation
What is radiation sensors
microscopic infectious particles that may cause diseases in humans.
what is viruses
The passing of traits from parent to offspring
what is Heredity
the preserved remains, mineral replacements, or traces of organisms that lived in the past.
what are fossils
activities or behaviors that are acquired by an organism through experience.
what are Learned behaviors
to view very small objects
What is a microscope
The scientific theory that describes cells and how they operate
what is cell theory
Each variation of a gene
what is allele
The occurrence where a species completely dies off
what is extinction
behaviors that repeat at regular intervals
what is Behavioral cycles
to study motion that’s too fast or slow to see, or to view objects in places that people can’t go
what is cameras
he published in many different fields including physics, mechanics, and biology.
who is Robert Hooke
machine-like molecules that can carry out specific functions in a cell.
what is proteins
These layers of sedimentary rock within the Earth’s system
what is strata
An organism's move from one region to another
what is migration
The explanation for an observation
What is Inferences
Cell theory was first formed by two German scientists
who is Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann
is a measure of the likelihood that an event will occur
what is Probability
A method for determining the age of fossils and rocks that depends upon the order of strata
what is relative dating
This state of inactivity in organisms, where growth and development are paused
what is dormancy