Scientific Method
Graphing
Characteristics of Life
Vocab
Random
100
this type of data collects using numbers
quantitative data
100
On day 7, the plants kept in the sun for 6 hours were how tall?
70 mm
100
How many of the characteristics of life must an organism possess in order to be considered a living creature?
ALL EIGHT CHARACTERISTICS
100
Define biology.
the study of life/living things
100
True or false: science addresses the supernatural world
FALSE
200
Provide an example of qualitative data.
Answers will vary.
200
Based on the graph, the plant grows best in what amount of sunlight?
9 hours of sunlight
200
All living things are made of ___ that contain ___.
All living things are made of cells that contain DNA.
200
These are factors that stay the same during an experiment.
constants
200
True or false: scientific information is not FACT, it can change at any time with new information
TRUE
300
this is also known as the manipulated variable
independent variable
300
You are running an experiment to determine if an increase in temperature has an impact on bacterial growth.What is the dependent variable in this experiment and where would it be placed on a graph?
DV = bacterial growth
located on the y-axis
300
List 3 living organisms and 3 nonliving organisms.
Answers will vary.
300
You are running an experiment to determine if an increase in temperature has an impact on bacterial growth.What would be an appropriate hypothesis for this experiment?
Answers will vary.
Example: If I increase the temperature, then I will see increased bacterial growth.
300
True or false: viruses are living creatures
FALSE
400
this is also known as the responding variable
dependent variable
400
You are running an experiment to determine if an increase in temperature has an impact on bacterial growth.What is the independent variable in this experiment and where would it be placed on a graph?
IV = temperature
located on the x-axis
400
Define homeostasis.
maintaining stable internal conditions/environment
400
This part of an experiment is not exposed to the experimental variables and is often used as a comparison group.
control group
400
What is Mrs. Chrismer's dog's name?
Bandit
500
List the 5 steps of the scientific method.
1. Observing and asking questions
2. Inferring and hypothesizing
3. Designing controlled experiments
4. collecting data
5. analyzing conclusions and sharing
500
You are running an experiment to determine if an increase in temperature has an impact on bacterial growth. You collect your data. What would be an appropriate title to give you graph?
The Effect of Temperature on Bacterial Growth
500
Define metabolism.
the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down the materials
500
Define evolution.
Do individuals or groups evolve?
process by which organisms as a group change over time
groups evolve NOT individuals
500
When is Mrs. Chrismer's birthday?
January 13th