Measuring
Why does science use metric units?
bases of 10/ to make it easier
Which of these are steps of the scientific method
a) Research
b) observations
c) Form a Hypothesis
d) All of the above
d) all of the above
_________ is a set of stuff that interacts
Systems
which one of these is not a characteristic of life?
a) DNA
b) use energy
c) being composed of atoms
d) cells
c) being composed of atoms
All living things use what to reproduce?
energy
Name one type of measuring instrument.
Rulers
Graduated cylinders
scales
What is an initial observation?
Identifying the problem
What is a process that captures the suns energy in plants?
Photosynthesis
What is the basic building block for life?
cells
What does Photosynthesis do?
Makes glucose to create food for plants
Name one type of scale we have used in our measuring lab.
electric
triple beam
What's the second step of the scientific method?
a) question
b) Hypothesis
c) research/prior knowledge
a) question
__________ is the shape or how something is put together.
Structures
Homeostasis is a _____ internal environment
stable
What kind of cell has two or more cells?
A multicellular cell
What is an increment?
Graduation-tick mark
What's something you can use to explain a scientific method?
Table, graphs; numbers; describing what happens as you perform the experiment
Changes over time (prediction of future events give insight to past) is an example of...
Evolution
_____ is any change in an environment that causes a response
Stimulus
What kind of reproduction only has one parent?
Asexual
If the water line is 5 tic marks after 50 going toward 60 what is the measurement?
55
At the end of a scientific experiment what would you do?
Draw a conclusion
The ultimate source of energy for life on earth is what?
the sun
Heredity is what?
The passing on of characters by DNA
DNA provides the code for making what?
Proteins