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Life
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An organism is...
Anything that has all the characteristics of life
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Living things adjust to a stimulus by ____________
Responding to it.
100
The liter is a metric unit of volume.
True
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Questions about living things can be answered by biologist are
how, what, and why.
100
What is the first characteristic of life?
Living things are made up of 1 or more cells that contain DNA
200
The series of changes an organism undergoes during its lifetime...
Development
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Living things change during their lives through _________.
growth & development.
200
What measuring system do scientist use?
The Metric System
200
Can students eat during a labatory experiment?
No because their food can become contaminated
200
What is the 3rd Characteristic of Life
Living things grow and develop
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An organisms tendency to maintain a stable internal environment...
Homeostasis
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All living things ________ to make more living things.
Reproduce
300
A brain scan is an example of the scientific method.
False --> Brain scan is an example of technology.
300
Is the hypothesis that black cats cause bad luck science?
No because it can not be tested and this is an old wifes tale.
300
What is the 2nd Characteristic of Life?
Living things can carry out reproduction.
400
State what a stimulus and response is and give an example.
Stimulus is anything that causes a reaction and responnse is how something reacts to a stimulus. For example, the study with the dog and the can opening.
400
The staps commonly used by scientist in gathering information to test a hypotheses and solve problems are known as the....
Scientific Methods
400
A theory is a proven fact that is always the same, and a Law is an answer to a hypothesis (educated guess).
False --> A law is a fact that is proven to always be true. A theory is a hypothesis that is supported by a large body of evidence
400
An experiment is...
a test of a hypothesis
400
What is the 5th Characteristic Of Life & where do they get it from?
Living things need energy & they get energy from food
500
The living and nonliving factors in an organisms surroundings...
Environment
500
Knowledge gained by scientific research .... A. Can always be used to provide benefits for humans B. In never good or bad
Is never good or bad.
500
Both a scientific theory and a scientific law are not accepted to be true by the scientific community as a whole. Neither are used to make predictions of events. Laws & theories are never used to advance technology
False --> They are alwasy accepted, they Both predict events, and they are always used to advance technology
500
The part of the experiment which all conditions are kept the same is the ....
The Control
500
All living things ...
pocess all characterisitcs of life.