Suffix/Prefix
This prefix means “life.”
What is "bio"?
All living things are made of one or more of these basic units.
What are cells?
A possible explanation that can be tested.
What is a hypothesis?
The variable that is measured or observed.
What is dependent?
The energy source used by most plants to make food.
What is the light?
The suffix –logy means this.
What is "study of"?
The process of creating offspring, either sexually or asexually.
What is reproduction?
This step involves noticing something unusual or interesting in the world around you.
What is making an observation?
The variable that is intentionally changed or manipulated.
What is independent?
Another term for living thing.
What is organism?
This is what the word "biology" means.
What is the study of life?
This characteristic refers to the increase in size and complexity of an organism over time.
What is growth and development?
Anything that can change the outcome of an investigation.
What is variable?
The variables that must be kept the same to ensure a fair test.
What are constants or controlled variables?
This is the ability of an organism to keep its internal environment stable despite external changes.
What is homeostasis?
The prefix "auto-" as in autotroph means this.
What is self?
A sunflower turns to face the sun. This is an example of which characteristic?
What is respond to stimuli?
Repeating an experiment helps ensure the results are this.
What is reliable?
The group that does not receive the "treatment" and is used for comparison.
What is control group?
This is an organisms ability to maintain a stable internal condition.
What is homeostasis?
The sufix "-troph" as in "heterotroph" means this.
What is "feeder"?
Which characteristic of life explains how traits are passed from parent to offspring?
What is hereditity?
Before forming a hypothesis, a scientist will often do this to learn background information.
What is conduct research?
A well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can incorporate laws, hypotheses and facts.
What is a theory?
Living things that reproduce without a partner do so by this method.
What is asexual reproduction?