What is a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience.
100
Which level of organization includes both the community and it's non living surroundings.
What is Ecosystem.
100
How many characteristics of life are there?
What is 7
100
What is the first step of the scientific method?
To ask a question
100
What type of microscope do we use in the classroom?
What is a compound light microscope
200
What is the difference between a manipulated and responding variable?
The manipulated variable is deliberately changed and the responding variable is what changes in response to the manipulated variable.
200
What is the largest and most complex level of organization.
What is Biosphere
200
True or false. All living things obtain and use materials and energy
TRUE!!!
200
Make up a working hypothesis in the format if, then, because.
If we increase the temperature in the classroom, then the students will get hot, because they are responding to the change in temperature.
200
What is the difference between a scanning and transmission electron microscope?
Scanning microscope creates a three dimensitional image and transmission microscopes shine a beam of electrons through a specimen.
300
Describe spontaneous generation
It is the idea that living things could arise from non-living matter.
300
Define population and give an example of one.
Group of organisms of one type that live in the same area. A bison herd.
300
Fill in the blank. Living things maintain a stable ________ environment.
What is Internal
300
Explain what controlled variables are.
Controlled variables are things that do not change during an experiment.
300
Adjusts the amount of light on the microscope
What is the function of the diaphragm?
400
Biology is the study of what?
Living things
400
What is the smallest unit of life?
What is Cells
400
List as many characteristics of life as you can in 30 seconds.
What is
living things are made up of cells
living things reproduce
living things are based on a universal genetic code
living things grow and develop
living things obtain and use materials and energy
living things respond to their environment
Living thing maintain a stable internal environment
400
What is data and why is it important.
Data is information gathered from an observation. it is important because we use data to draw conclusions regarding our experiment.
400
What is the function of the diaphragm?
To adjust the amount of light on the microscope
500
What is cell fractionation?
The technique of separating the different cell parts.
500
Tissues, organs, and organ systems are made up of what?
What is Cells
500
What is an abiotic factor within an environment?
A rock. Abiotic means non living.
500
List the five major steps of the Scientific Method in order.
Ask a question
Form a hypothesis
Set up a controlled experiment
Record and analyse data
Draw a conclusion