Nature of Science
What is the difference between an independent and dependent variable?
Independent- What you are manipulating/testing
Dependent- What you are measuring
You can find vacuoles in both plant and animals cells. How is this organelle different in each cell?
A vacuole is much bigger in a plant cell!
What is the correct order of the 8 levels of classification starting from MOST BROAD to MOST SPECIFIC? Use the saying "Do Keep Ponds Clean Or Frogs Get Sad"
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Solar radiation is the transfer of energy from the ____.
Sun
Electrical, Magnetic, and gravitational forces are considered....
A) Contact Forces
B) Non-Contact Forces
B) Non-contact
You can find the _____ variable on the X-Axis and the _____ variable on the Y-Axis
X= Independent
Y= Dependent
Starting with CELL, what are the 5 levels of organization in living things from least complex to most complex?
Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism
An organism's scientific name comes from which two levels of classification?
Genus, Species
What are the 2 main spheres interacting in this example?
"When humans constantly use non-renewable resources, it damages the Ozone layer."
Humans= Biosphere
Ozone layer= Atmosphere
On a graph describing the relationship between time and speed, a straight/diagonal line represents the object moving a _______ speed.
Constant
A ______ explains the "why".
A ______ describes the "what".
Theory
Law
What are the 2 organelles that a plant cell has that an animal cell DOES NOT?
Chloroplast, Cell Wall
Any two organisms that can breed belong to the same ____.
Species
Sea breeze happens during the ______ & land breeze happens during the ______.
Sea= Day
Land= Night
What is the difference between mass and weight?
Mass= How much matter makes up an object
Weight= Affected by gravity
Identify the 3 types of scientific investigations.
Observational
Experimental
Comparative
What is the main difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?
Eukaryotic= DO have a nucleus
Prokaryotic= NO nucleus
The scientific name for a Bottlenose Dolphin is "Tursiops truncatus". "Tursiops" is the organism's _______.
Genus
Give an example of how ocean currents may influence local weather.
Answers may vary
What is the difference between potential and kinetic energy? GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH.
answers will vary
A scientist is trying to determine if the amount of water given to a plant affects its growth. The scientist keeps the plants in the same room with the same amount of light. IDENTIFY THE INDEPENDENT, DEPENDENT, AND CONTROL VARIABLES
Independent= Amount of water
Dependent= Plant growth
Control= Amount of light
What are the 3 components of the cell theory?
1) Cells are the basic unit of life
2) All living things are made up of cells
3) Cells come from other cells
What are the 3 domains?
Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
Wind is caused by the uneven heating of Earth. What causes this uneven heating?
Tilt of Earth on its axis / rotation of Earth
Describe the relationship between distance, mass, and gravitational force between 2 objects.
The greater the distance, the weaker the gravitational force between two objects. The greater the mass of two objects, the greater the gravitational force.