Unit 1
A doctor uses a thermometer to measure the temperature of a patient.
Qualitative or Quantitative
Quantitative
What are the basic structural units of all living organisms?
cells
What is a trait
a characteristic of an organism
what is a method using radioactive decay to determine the age of fossils and rocks
absolute dating
what is an activity or behavior that occurs naturally in an organism
innate behavior
A doctor checks a patient’s symptoms and reports, “The patient has the flu.
Inference or Observation
Inference
In 1665, a scientist observed that cork consisted of small spaces surrounded by walls. He called these structures “cells.” who
Robert hooke
What is a heredity
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
A method for determining the age of fossils and rocks that depends upon the order of strata is called
relative dating
what is an activity or behavior that is acquired by an organism through experience
learned behavior
How are scientific laws and scientific theories similar to each other?
Both can change in the light of new evidence.
Both can change in the light of new evidence.
Both are accepted by most of the scientists who research related topics.
What identifies the theory that describes cells and how they operate?
Cell theory
The long ladder of DNA molecules forms coils. These coils are called?
chromosomes.
These layers of sedimentary rock within the Earth’s system are called
strata
what is it called when an organism's move from one region to another
migration