Classification
What is a way of grouping organisms based on characteristics?
Classification
What is a substance made up of two or more elements?
Compound
What is a control group?
the group in an experiment that is not manipulated and is compared to the experimental group
What has 2 or more atoms?
molecule
What makes up all living things?
Cells
What is a system in which people or things are arranged in a ranking order according to importance?
Hierarchy
What does the nucleus contain?
Protons and Neutrons
What is a possible explanation of or answer to a scientific question that is based on prior knowledge or research and is testable?
Hypothesis
What is the smallest possible particle of an element.
Atom
Who was the first person to look at cells under a microscope?
Hooke
What is the science of naming and classifying organisms?
Taxonomy
True or false, an element is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler form?
True
This is a way of learning about the world, can take place anywhere and involves making observations and inferences.
Science
Carbon is found in this kind of compound
Organic Compound
True or False, Cells can be created from nothing.
False, Cells come from other cells.
All life requires 4 things, what are they?
Water, Air, Food and Place to Live
What is the number above the element on the periodic table?
Atomic number
What is a descriptive investigation?
Involves collecting data about a system and makes observations
Carbohydrates are made of what kind of molecules?
Sugar
Which scientist studied animal cells?
Schwann
What system includes 3 domains and 6 kingdoms?
Modern Classification System
What occupies a higher energy state if its farther from the nucleus?
Electrons
How do scientist conduct scientific investigations?
Scientists use the process of scientific inquiry to ask and answer questions about the natural world. To answer these questions, scientific investigations are done in different ways depending on the type of information to be gathered.
What are the two types of nucleic acids? (Hint: Acronym)
DNA and RNA
What is cell theory?
• All living things are made of cells.
• The cell is the basic structure and function of living things.
• All cells come from other cells