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Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
Science of Life
Nature of Science
Methods of Science
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The science of life.
What is biology?
100
Regulation of an organisms internal conditions to maintain life.
What is homeostasis?
100
Basic units of structure and function of all living things.
What is a cell?
100
The process based on inquiry that seeks to develop explanations.
What is science?
100
The frog is 4 cm long.
What is quantitative data?
200
A group of organisms that can breed with one another and produce fertile offspring.
What is a species?
200
An explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many observation and experiments over time.
What is a theory?
200

A personal, rather than scientific, point of view for or against something

What is bias?

200
meter, gram, liter, second.
What is the International System of Units? What is SI units?
200
The type of research a scientist uses such as graphs, tables, and charts to publish research results.
What is quantitative research?
300

The process in which two cells from different parents unite to produce the first cell of a new organism

What is sexual reproduction?

300
The process of combining what you know with what you have learned to draw logical conclusions is called ___________, the conclusions itself are called __________________?
What is inferring & inferences?
300
Part of an organisms internal or external environment that causes some sort of reaction.
What is a stimulus?
300

Relies on evidence, expands scientific knowledge, challenges accepted theories, questions results, tests claims, and undergoes peer review.

What are the characteristics of science?

300
In an experiment, all variables are held constant except for one. Then, experimental results are compared to that one variable.
What is a controlled experiment?
400
When scientist design a controlled experiment, only one factor can change at a time, usually the factor being tested.
What is independent variable?
400

The goal of science

Provide natural and testable explanations for events in the natural world

400
The purpose of peer review

Published results meet standards set by the community

400
involves observing and asking questions, forming hypotheses, conducting controlled experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.

Scientific Methodology

400

List the 7 methods of science.

What is problem or purpose, research, observation, hypothesis, experiment, analysis of data, conclusion?

500
Not based on standard scientific research; it does not deal with testable questions; welcome critical review; or change its ideals when new discoveries are made.
What is pseudoscience?
500

Science and ___________ affect issues in health, medicine, the environment and technology.

What is ethics?

500
Name all 8 Characteristics of Life (Living Organisms)
What is made of one or more cells, displays organization, grows and develops, reproduces, responds to stimuli, requires energy, maintains homeostasis, adaptations and evolves over time?
500

One kilogram equals 1000 grams. One milligram equals 0.001 grams. How many milligrams are in 1 kilogram.

What is 1,000,000 milligrams?

500
Sugar dissolves in or mixes completely with water. The solubility of a substance in water is determined by measuring the maximum amount of the substance that dissolves in a given amount of water at a given temperature. Hypothesis: The solubility of sugar in water decreases as the temperature of the water decreases. Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable that you would use to test this hypothesis.
What is water temperature (DV)? What is amount of sugar dissolved (IV)?