Scientific Inquiry
The sky is blue. Class 804 talks a lot.
The following statements are examples of _________.
What is an observation?
The compound C2H3O2, Acetate is an example of a(n) __________________.
What is an organic compound?
The term for biological process in which organisms maintain a stable internal environment despite external conditions.
What is homeostasis?
Proteins are made of _____________.
What are amino acids?
Abiotic is _________
Biotic is __________
What is nonliving - abiotic
What is living - biotic
A scientific theory is ________________________.
What is a broad explanation of natural events that is supported by a lot of strong evidence?
The four types of macromolecules we need to know are ___________________________________.
What are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids?
The five kingdoms of life ?
What is protist, bacteria, fungi, animal, plants?
The _______ of proteins determines their __________.
The term for :
series of predictable changes that an ecosystem goes through after a disruption
What is ecological succession?
A student is curious about how the size of ice cubes affects the rate that ice melts in Coca Cola.
Identify the Independent Variable and Dependent Variable of this experiment.
What is the size of ice cubes? (IV)
What is the rate that ice melts in coca cola? (DV)
An energy-rich compound needed by organisms is
a. water
b. hydrogen
c. glucose
d. proteins
The life processes that living organisms perform to sustain life or maintain homeostasis is called ______________.
Name at least two of them.
What is metabolism/metabolic processes?
nutrition, excretion, transport, respiration, growth, regulation and synthesis.
What is to speed up the rate of chemical reactions?
The 5 levels of ecology in order.
What is
Population → Community → Ecosystem → Biome –> Biosphere?
Graphs of the data from laboratory investigations are used to
A) observe general trends in the data
B) make the observed data more accurate
C) prevent errors in measuring data
D) help change the original data tables
What is A. observe general trends in the data?
The main difference in function between lipids and carbohydrates is that ______________________________
What are "lipids that are made of fatty acids/glycerol that store more and long term energy, while carbohydrates are made of simple sugars as the main source of energy for metabolism"?
True or false: Must get all correct.
1. The ability to move makes something alive.
2. All living things perform cellular respiration.
3. All living things need to eat for food.
What is false?
What is true?
What is false?
Fevers are effective against pathogens because ___________________________.
What is "your body temperature increases which then changes the pathogens' protein shapes, denaturing them and making the pathogens ineffective?"
Symbiosis: Give the term for each.
1. Relationship where both species benefit.
2. Relationship where one benefits and one is harmed.
3. Relationship where one is unaffected and one benefits.
What is....
1. mutualism
2. parasitism
3. commensalism
A scientific conclusion is valid when _________
What is "when it is consistent with experimental data and observations; it is not subjective/assumption-based and used to explain results.
What are amino acids (proteins), simple sugars (carbohydrates), fatty acids/glycerol (lipids), nucleotides (nucleic acids)?
A prokaryotic cell is...
A eukaryotic cell is...
What is a cell with no membrane-bound organelles or nucleus and Free-floating genetic material in cytoplasm (prokaryotic)?
What is a cell with membrane-bound organelles and Genetic material stored in the nucleus? (eukaryotic)
The three protein - lock and key models we learned are ______________________
1. enzyme substrate
2. antigen antibody
3. hormone receptor
Two different species can have the same/different niches because ____________________
What is "different niches because they will occupy different roles in different environments or they can coexist because no competition?"