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Biosphere
Themes in the Study of Life
Science as
Inquiry
Scientific Method
100
cell, tissue, organ, organ system
What is the level of organization from the simplest to most complex?
100
all parts of the planet inhibated by living things, most regions of land, bodies of water, including the atmosphere
What is the biosphere?
100
"All living things are made up of cells"
What is cell theory?
100
Science
What is "to know" - a way of knowing.
100
a logical conclusion based on observation
What is an inference?
200
"steady state"
What is homeostasis?
200
Life's basic unit of structure and function
What is the cell?
200
so you don't ruin your specimen, break the cover slip or slide, or scratch a lens
Why it is important to raise the body tube before rotating the high power lens into place?
200
People asking questions; a process of investigation
What is science as inquiry?
200
Put together many observations.
What is a generalization?
300
research about DNA, new findings in medicine and agriculture
What are positive ways in which the study of biology impacts you?
300
chemical responsible for inheritance of traits from one parent to its offspring.
What is DNA?
300
"Like begets like"
What is an old saying tha describes the ability of an organism to reporduce their own kind.
300
using senses to gather and record information
What is observation?
300
observation, questions, hypothesis, prediction, test
What are the steps in scientific method?
400
"selecting" certain inherited traits
What is natural selection?
400
community of living things in an area with non-living features of the environment that support them.
What is an ecosystem?
400
food upon which the entire ecosystem depends
What are producers?
400
recorded as measurement.
What is quantitative?
400
Observation, data, inferences, and generalizations
What are four ideas that advance people's understanding of life?
500
an inherited trait that helps an organism's ability to survive
What is adaptation?
500
Eukarya
What is the domain of life in which humans belong?
500
photosynthsis
What is the process by which plants make food?
500
Jane Goodall
Who is the person responsible for research on chimpanzees using descriptive science?
500
hypothesis
What is the key element of scientific inquiry?