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Vocabulary
People in science
Microscopes
Classification
Miscellaneous
100
You do this by using your senses.
Observe
100
Who worked with chimpanzees and showed the world how intelligent they were?
Jane Goodall
100
What two parts on the microscope allow you to focus in on what you want to see?
The coarse and fine adjustment knobs.
100
What is the classification order, from the largest category to the smallest?
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
100
What is the difference between "growth" and "development"?
Growth means it's getting bigger. Development means it's changing.
200
If you make a guess about something that hasn't happened yet, you are doing this.
Making a prediction
200
Who proved spontaneous generation didn't exist?
Francesco Redi
200
What objective should you start with when you're trying to magnify something under the microscope?
The low power objective.
200
Which organisms have more in common, those in the same genus or the same species?
The same species.
200
Name a unicellular and a multicellular organism.
bacteria and person..... or other possible answer.
300
When you make a guess based on things you observe, you are doing this.
Inferring
300
Who developed the method of heating milk to kill bacteria.
Louis Pasteur
300
What two parts of the microscope actually do the magnifying?
The eyepiece and the objective.
300
What is the two-name naming system, called?
Binomial nomenclature
300
Why is it important to have a "control" in an experiment?
So you have a baseline to compare to.
400
If you notice there are 20 purple chairs in the room, you are making this kind of observation.
Quantitative
400
Who looked at thin slices of cork and described the tiny empty spaces as "cells"?
Robert Hooke
400
If the eyepiece is 10x and the objective you are using is 50x, what is the total magnification?
500x.
400
Which scientific name probably means "red oak"? Acer saccharim Quercus rubra Redus oakus
Quercus rubra
400
Give an example of an "autotroph" and a "heterotroph".
A plant is an autotroph. An animal or person is a heterotroph.
500
DNA stands for this.
deoxyribonucleic acid
500
Who looked at scrapings of his teeth and discovered tiny worm-like organisms?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
500
Describe how you create a wet-mount slide.
Put sample on the slide, add a drop of water, set the coverslip on at a 45 degree angle touching the edge of the water, and drop.
500
What is the scientific name of a gray wolf?
Canis lupus
500
Give an example of "homeostasis".
Your heartbeat going back to normal after a run, or other possible answer.