Characteristics
Types of reproduction
What is asexual and sexual reproduction?
Change in the environment
What is a stimuli?
Questions should be __________________
What is testable?
step in scientific method that one makes a prediction about the experiments outcome
What is hypothesize?
organism with one cell
What is unicellular?
when an organism grows in size and complexity
What is growth and development?
all living things are called
What are organisms?
the variable that goes on the x axis and the y axis (in that order)
what is independent (x) and dependent (y)?
Step in SM where one creates data tables and graphs to show the trends in data
What is analyze data?
Organism with many cells
What is multicellular?
when an organism reacts to its surroundings
What is response to stimuli?
the chemicals in all living things
What is DNA, protein,
The variable that is used to evaluate whether an experiment is working or the variable that is the normal value
What are the controls?
Step in SM where you refer back to your hypothesis and question to see the outcome of your experiment
What is drawing conclusions?
the smallest unit of life
What is a cell?
When organisms maintain a stable internal environment
What is homeostasis?
type of reproduction that has one parent and the offspring are genetically identical to parent
What is asexual?
the variables that stay the same in the experiment
What are the constants?
the variable the scientist changes
What is the independent variable?
Things to do when you enter the science room
sit in assigned seat
do not touch lab materials if on table
take out notebook
complete brain booster if there is one
List of all the characteristics of living things
6 plus the extra
all living things are
made of cells, grow and develop, respond to stimuli, reproduce, use energy, have similar chemicals, and undergo homeostasis
Give three characteristics of humans from the COLT in terms of cells and energy
What are eukaryotic, multicellular, and heterotrophs
List the steps of the scientific method. list at least 7 to get full points
observe, question, research, plan, hypothesis, experiment, collect data, analyze data, draw conclusions, and communicate results
If onion plants are given different amounts of fertilizer for two weeks straight to see which one grows the largest, what is the independent variable, dependent variable and a constant
IV: amounts of fertilizer
DV: size of onion
C: same fertilizer, same types of onion plants, same location
Name 4 lab safety rules
answers will vary. Group decision