Scientific Method
A testable prediction is a...
hypothesis
Dependent variable
This characteristic of life helps organisms make new organisms
Reproduction (or DNA)
What type of transport does not require energy?
Passive transport
Nucleus
How many variables are changed in an experiment?
ONE
TRUE OR FALSE
The Independent Variable is the 1 thing or factor that the scientist changes.
TRUE
When a tadpole becomes a frog, it is showing this characteristic of life.
Growth and development
What does the term "selectively permeable" mean?
Only letting some things through
Which organelle is responsible for sorting and packaging proteins in the cell?
Golgi apparatus
What is the name of the variable that is changed?
Independent variable
Identify the independent variable: If I change the amount of water in the tank, then the fish will live longer.
All living things are made of _________?
cells!
Cell transport involves the movement of substances across the ______________
cell membrane
What organelle digests waste in a cell?
Lysosome
The factors that are kept the same and do not change in the experiement
What is the dependent variable in the following hypothesis?
If I raise the temperature, then mold will grow faster.
The amount of time it takes to grow mold.
What is another term for an organism maintaining a stable internal condition?
Homeostasis
ATP
Which organelle is the protein factory?
Ribosome
What are the two formats for writing a hypothesis?
"I think that"
If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase.
Based on this hypothesis, what might a control in this experiment be?
type of soil, type of plant, amount of sunlight, amount of water
Organisms who produce their own food are called...
autotrophs
Name the 3 types of passive transport
1. Diffusion
2. Facilitated Diffusion
3. Osmosis
What are the levels of organization from most complex to least complex?
organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell