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Characteristics of Life
Scientific Method
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Miscellaneous
100
Regulation of internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
100
If an individual cannot reproduce, it is not alive.
What is false. Reproduction is a characteristic of life but not a necessity for an individual's ability to survive.
100
True or False: A hypothesis is not useful if it proves false.
What is False. A hypothesis must be TESTABLE.
100
True or False: Peer review allows others in the same scientific field to assess a scientist's investigation and results.
What is True.
100
True/False: Evolution is essential for an individual's ability to survive.
What is False.
200
Biology
What is the study of living and the interactions with the non-living (abiotic) environment around them.
200
List four characteristics of life.
What is: responds to stimuli, grows and develops, made up of cells, ability to reproduce, maintains homeostasis, Requires energy, heredity (adapts over time is a characteristic of a species not an individual. aka: evolution)
200
True or False: You can record an inference but an observation is an idea or conclusive opinion.
What is False. (Backwards)
200
A biologist in New England studies fruit flies. Which of the following individuals may complete a peer review of her study? a. a veterinarian b. a biologist in Florida who studies fruit flies c. a biologist in Cobb County who is studying insects
b and c: Although a biologist whom studies fruit flies would be best to complete a peer review, a biologist who studies insects is also suitable.
200
Which group(s) receive the constants in an experiment? a. Experimental b. Control c. Experimental and control d. Constant group
What is both experimental and control group.
300
There are 50 puppies in the litter. This is an example of quantitative or qualitative analysis?
What is quantitative.
300
Which characteristic of life does the following scenario represent? The build up of smog along the eastern coast has decreased the amount of sunlight to only 11 days out of the year. Plants are not thriving and small animals are immediately impacted because they are increasingly becoming more competitive for a food source. The animals that find a new food source are the fittest species to survive. Finding a new food source is an example of what?
What is adaptation. If this new food source requires the species over time to change in order to be better suitable for acquiring this food source, this would be an example of evolution.
300
List the steps the scientific method.
What is: 1. problem (you observe there is a problem) 2. research (educate yourself about the problem) 3. hypothesis (educated guess or proposed explanation) 4. controlled experiment 5. observations (analytical data collected) 6. Analyze data (develop graphs, find patterns, etc.) 7. Conclusion; Make inference 8. Repeat experiment 9. Peer reviewed literature 10. Theory (well supported idea)
300
The ability for my body to maintain a consistent blood temperature and sugar level are examples of _____________.
What is homeostasis.
300
True/False: A theory may be proven false.
What is True.
400
The factor that the scientist is able to manipulate and control in order to test.
What is independent variable.
400
Adapt and evolve is a characteristic of life that is best suitable to an individual.
What is False; Species.
400
Explain the difference between control group and experimental group.
What is: Control group is a standard used for comparison and experimental group receives the independent variable that is being tested. Both groups have constants.
400
After gathering observations and analyzing data, I can make an ____________ that coco spray does reduce the amount of slime growth on the inside of the shower.
What is inference.
400
True/False: If a species cannot adapt to finding an alternate food source over time, that species may go extinct.
What is True.
500
The difference between control group and experimental group.
What is: The control group is a standard by which the scientist can compare results from the experimental group. The experimental group receives the experimental factor. The control group does not.
500
When I sweat to decrease my body temperature and I shiver to conserve energy/heat, which characteristic of life is this descriptive of?
What is homeostasis.
500
On a chart, the X-axis contains the ____________ variable and the dependent variable is measured along the ____________ axis. Come up to the board and draw the axis.
What is independent variable; Y
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Which of the following topics might a biologist study and why? a. The effect of rain on soil erosion b. The rate of respiration in a hummingbird c. fossils d. astronomy
What is b; This is the only answer that requires the study of a living organism.
500
Name three constants in the pickle experiment.
What is: 1. Same amount of solution in all fruits. 2. Fruits soaked in solution for same amount of time 3. Temperature of both experimental and control groups.