Characteristics of Life
Stimulus and Response
Pseudoscience or Science
Scientific Method
vocabulary
100

Number of cells required for life

1

100

the chicken ran around in circles after its head was chopped off

S: decapitation

R: running around without neural stimulus

100

Astronomy

science

100

first step

observation

100

describes relationships under certain conditions in nature

law

200

an example of a reproductive structure in a plant

pollen, seeds, etc.

200

When I get home, my dog rolls on his back for tummy rubs, but he's so excited he pees right in his face.

S: excited

R: pee

200

Biblical History

science

200

Testable theory 

Hypothesis

200

an example of ethics in science

answers vary

300

maintaining internal conditions in a stable state 

Homeostasis

300

Your friends make you go to Taco Bell at 3am, so you have to take a huge dump in the middle of class.

S: Taco Bell

R: huge dump

300

Hypnosis

Pseudocience

300

the last step

iteration/peer review

300

group of organisms that can breed with one another to produce fertile offspring

species

400

one example of this characteristic is when a tadpole increases mass to become a frog

Growth and development

400

someone insults you, but you ignore it because other people's opinion is irrelevant to your life

S: insult

R: ignore it.

400

Dream interpretation

pseudoscience

400

An example of an experiment

answers vary

400

explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many observations and experiments

Theory

500

Explain adaptation and give 1 example

Any inherited characteristic that results from changes over time. examples vary.

500

You asked a girl out and she turned you down, so you respect her decision and continue to be her friend because she's fun and cool.

S: turned down

R: Respect her decision

S: She's fun and cool

R: stay friends

500

Aromatherapy (curing disease with smell/essential oils)

pseudoscience

500

why do you have to repeat experiments?

To ensure the results are consistent and accurate

500

a field of study that deals with the growth and development of crops

agriculture