Scientific Method
A testable explanation for a scientific question.
What is a Hypothesis?
Biology is the study of ____.
What is life?
The basic unit of matter.
What is an atom?
During metaphase, chromosomes __________.
What is line up in the middle of the cell?
What is glucose?
A well-supported explanation that has been tested many times.
What is a scientific theory?
Order from smallest to largest: Molecule-____-___-___-Organism.
What are cell, tissue, and organ?
Proteins are made of building blocks called ____.
What are amino acids?
During anaphase, _________.
Photosynthesis uses ______ as its energy source.
What is sunlight?
Maintaining a stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
The flow of energy through living systems.
What is energy flow?
Lipids are important because they _____.
What is store energy & build membranes?
Purpose of Mitosis.
What is growth, repair, and creating identical cells?
Photosynthesis uses _______ as its energy source.
What is sunlight?
List the 4 major steps of the scientific method.
What are observation, hypothesis, experiment, and conclusion?
Describe homeostasis and give one example.
What is keeping internal conditions stable; example: sweating and cool body?
A protein that speeds up a chemical reaction.
Why must sister chromatids separate? (Not in question)
To ensure each new cell gets identical set of chromosomes.
Gas plants absorb during photosynthesis.
Explain why a hypothesis must be testable.
So it can be supported or rejected using measurable evidence.
Compare sexual and asexual reproduction. (Not in question format)
Sexual-2 parents, genetic variation; Asexual- 1 parent, identical offspring.
A substance that helps maintain a stable pH.
What is a buffer?
Name all phases of mitosis in order.
What is Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase?
The light-dependent reactions produce ________ & __________.
What are ATP and NADPH?