Biology Vocab
Variables
Characteristics of Life
Microscope
100
Biology is the study of ____.
life
100
The independent variable is located on the ____ axis of a graph.
X
100
The biosphere is the largest level of structural organization. What is another name for the biosphere?
Earth
100
What is the total magnification of a 10x eyepiece and a 30x objective lens?
300x
200
What is homeostasis?
balance of internal body conditions
200
Using the graph determine what the dependent variable of this experiment was. :max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Fuction-of-Time-58fd484f3df78ca159061c41.jpg)
speed
200
Using the following list which is the smallest?
Cells, Organs, Species, Ecosystem, Tissues
Cells
200
What is structure "1" called?
eyepiece/ocular lens
300
What is metabolism?
Internal chemical processes that help maintain life.
300
A scientist is testing the effects of different blood pressure medication doses on patient's blood pressure.
What is the dependent variable? (The medication doses or the patients blood pressure)
patients blood pressure
300
Using the following list which is the largest?
Chemical, Tissues, Organs, Cells
Organs
300
What is structure "7" called?
objective lens
400
What is the difference between growth and devlopment?
Growth is increasing in size
Development is acquiring new skills/structures
400
You are doing an experiment testing how to brightness on your phone effects the amount of time it stays charged. What is the independent variable?
phone brightness
400
Why are viruses considered nonliving?
They do not have all the characteristics of life.
ex. Viruses do not grow.
Viruses do not have metabolism.
Viruses can only reproduce in a host.
400
What is structure "3" called?
coarse focus
500
What is the definition for evolution?
Change in the gene frequency of a population
500
A student wants to know if looking at phone screens right before bed affects how well people remember vocabulary words the next morning.
What is the dependent variable?
Memory of vocabulary words
500
Name all the characteristics of life.
Hint: There are 7
-evolution
-genetic material
-reproduction
-metabolism
-homeostasis
-growth
-development
500
What is structure "4" called?
fine focus