7 Characteristics of Life
This is a characteristic of life where organisms respond to a signal/change in their environment
What is respond to stimuli?
This is the smallest/most basic unit of matter
What is an atom?
This is the first step of the scientific method
What is making observations and asking questions?
This is the variable that is changed/manipulated by the experimenter
What is independent variable?
A _________ is composed of two or more atoms
What is a molecule?
This characteristic of life occurs over many generations to a group of organisms
What is evolve?
This is a substance made of only one type of atom
What is an element?
This is the last step of the scientific method
What is a conclusion?
This is the variable that is affected by the independent variable and is usually what is being measured for
What is dependent variable?
CH4 is an example of an ____________ compound
What is organic?
This is the sum of all chemical reactions in an organism
What is metabolism?
This a type of molecule that contains two or more different elements
What is a compound?
What is a prediction?
This is the variable that remains unchanged throughout the experiment
What is control/constant?
CO2 is an example of an ____________ compound
What is inorganic?
This is a characteristic of life that prevents species from going extinct
What is reproduction?
This type of compound contains carbon-hydrogen bonds
What is an organic compound?
"The plant is green" is an example of a __________ observation
What is qualitative?
If were were tracking the time it takes to complete a test based on grade level, this would be the independent variable
What is grade level?
Growth of organisms occurs through _______________
What is cell division?
If an organism has a fever, they are no longer in this state
What is homeostasis?
These are tiny structures that carry out a cell's functions (ex: mitochrondria)
What are organelles?
This is the group in an experiment that does NOT receive that treatment
What is control group?
If we were measuring people's heartrate based the amount of caffeine they drank, this would be the dependent variable
What is heartrate?
If 10 students are given the same math test and their speed completing the test is measured, but half of them are given calculators and half are not, then this is the control
What is type of test?