Characteristics of Life
Scientific Method
Compare and Contrast
Random
100
Organisms must have this to maintain their internal organization
What is energy
100
Scientists use their five senses while doing this
What is observation
100
stimulus and response
What is any condition in the environment that requires an organism to adjust; A reaction to the stimulus
100
The basic unit of life
What is the cell?
200
Give an example of a unicellular and a multicellular organism
What is examples may vary
200
A statement that can be tested and predicts the outcome
What is a hypothesis
200
independent and dependent variable
What is the variable being manipulated or changed; the factor measured or outcome
200
the application of science to society's needs
What is technology
300
Type of reproduction in which the offspring is genetically different than the parent
What is sexual reproduction
300
The part of the experiment that is used to compare against the experimental group
What is the control
300
autotroph and heterotroph
What is an organism that makes its own food; an organism that acquires its food from other organisms
300
scientists commonly use these steps in gathering information to test hypotheses and solve problems
What is scientific methods
400
These organisms take in food from other organisms to meet their energy needs
What is heterotrophs
400
the variable that changes during an experiment
What is the independent variable
400
qualitative and quantitative data
What is data that uses words or pictures to describe; data that uses measurements involving numeric values
400
moral principles and values held by most people
What is ethics
500
Name the five characteristics of life
What is cells, use energy, respond to environment, growth and development, and reproduction
500
If the experiment does not support the hypothesis, what must the scientist do?
What is change the original hypothesis
500
hypothesis and theory
What is an educated guess; a scientific belief of how nature works
500
Give a reason why science and technology can not solve all problems
What is answers may vary