Organization of Life

It's Alive (Characteristics of Life)

100

Adding cells and changing form

Growth and development

200

Making new life or cells

Reproduction

300

Being made of 1 or more cells

Organization

400

Metabolism

uses energy

500

Quickly pulling your hand away from a hot stove

Respond to stimuli

Metric Mania

100

The base unit for mass

gram

200

The tool to measure solid volume

meter stick

300

the base unit for volume

Liter

400

The tool to measure liquid volume

Graduated cylinder

500

The base unit for distance

meter

Levels of organization

100

the basic unit of life

Cell

200

All organ systems coming together 

Organism

300

a group of organs working together

Organ systems

400

Group of atoms bonded chemically

Molecule

500

Group of similar tissue working together

Organ

Extensions of levels

100

A group of the same species living in an area

Population

200

The part of the earth where all life can live

Biosphere

300

All populations interacting an area

Community

400

Organisms that can interbreed and create fertile offspring

Species

500

All communities interacting with the nonliving parts of their environment

Ecosystem

Variables

100

Factor in an experiment that is changed or tested

Independent variable

200

Factor that stays the same in an experiment

Constant

300

A control group has what purpose in an experiment?

Used for comparison

400

The amount of study questions completed affects the score on the final test. What is the dependent variable?

The score on the final test

500

Patrick wanted to see if putting salt into water would make it boil faster to make spaghetti. What is the independent variable?

Amount of salt