Definitions/Vocab/What is
Evolution/Natural Selection
Science
Life
Energy/Matter
100
What is the definition of the term: Hypothesis?
What is: A proposed explanation for observations?
100
Species arose from what?
What is Ancestors?
100
What is pseudoscience?
What is Falsely presented as having a scientific basis
100
What don't viruses have to consider them alive?
What is Cells?
100
Information is exchanged between what?
What is Cells?
200
What is the definition of the word: Biology?
What is: The scientific study of life?
200
According to Darwin, what is the driving force of evolution?
What is Natural Selection?
200
Real science has what?
What is repeatable results/Claims that can be tested or disproven?
200
How can you determine if an object is alive?
What is If it displays all characteristics simultaneously?
200
Most ecosystems are....?
What is solar powered?
300
What does a control group not receive?
What is the tested factor?
300
Each twig on an evolutionary tree represents what?
What is an ancestor?
300
Biology is important because?
*depends on what they say*
300
Natural selection chooses traits that are...?
What is Best suited for the environment?
300
What do organisms use for energy?
What is Food?
400
Whats the difference between a theory vs a hypothesis?
Theory: Comprehensive, well-sustained explanation, find evidence if its true/correct.
Hypothesis: An explanation for your observations, test to see if its true/correct.
400
Life is distinguished by what?
What is Life and Unity?
400
Science is what?
What is seeking answers and explanations about things we see.
400
Are plants alive.... Are you alive? There are bugs under your skin.... dig them out. There are bumps under your skin... dig them out.
What is Yes plants are alive?
400
"Interconnected chemical reactions converting energy and recycling Matter" is the definition of what term?
What is Metabolism?
500
FERPA plants 2 separate plants in different fertilizer to see which fertilizer is best, in this experiment, what would be the Independent variable and the Dependent variable?
Independent: The plant/Fertilizer
Dependent: The growth of the plant/results.
500
What is the difference between Natural and Artificial selection?
Natural: Is Natural without help/interference from human kind.
Artificial: Traits that come from interference of humankind
I.e: pugs being bred and breeders choosing the pups with the cutest face/fluffiest fur/smallest snout.
500
Real science often gets this process done to legitimatize their observations, whereas pseudoscience often avoids it.
What is Peer review?
500
Recite all 8 properties of life
What is Order, cells, evolution, reproduction, growth and development, response to the environment, energy processing, and regulation.
500
What are examples of energy transformations?
What is cyanide blocking/energy harvest?