Scientific Inquiry
The factor that is purposely changed in an experiment.
➡️ What is the independent variable?
This is the smallest level of biological organization that is considered alive.
➡️ What is a cell?
This organelle controls cell activities and contains DNA.
➡️ What is the nucleus?
This term describes day-to-day atmospheric conditions
➡️ What is weather?
This term describes the variety of living organisms in an area.
➡️ What is biodiversity?
The factor that is measured or observed in response to changes.
➡️ What is the dependent variable?
A group of similar cells working together to perform a function.
➡️ What is a tissue?
These organelles produce energy for the cell through cellular respiration.
➡️ What are mitochondria?
This term refers to long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation in an area.
➡️ What is climate?
These are species that are introduced to an ecosystem and cause harm to native species
➡️ What are invasive species?
Factors that remain the same throughout an experiment to ensure fairness.
➡️ What are constants (controlled variables)?
Multiple tissues working together form this level of organization.
➡️ What is an organ?
This organelle (found only in plant cells) creates food for the plant using energy from the sun.
➡️ What is the chloroplast?
Large geographic areas with specific climates, plants, and animals are called this.
➡️ What are biomes?
A species that has a disproportionately large impact on its ecosystem compared to its population size.
➡️ What is a keystone species?
This part of a graph shows the dependent variable and is usually located on the vertical axis
➡️ What is the y-axis?
This level includes organs working together to perform major body functions, such as the digestive or circulatory system.
➡️ What is an organ system?
This structure found in plant cells provides support and protection and is made mostly of cellulose.
➡️ What is the cell wall?
This biome is characterized by low rainfall, extreme temperatures, and organisms adapted to conserve water.
➡️ What is a desert?
The gradual change in ecosystems over time is known as this.
➡️ What is ecological succession?
This type of graph is best used to show how one variable changes in response to another, often showing trends over time.
➡️ What is a line graph?
This is the highest level of organization and includes all interacting organ systems in one living thing.
➡️ What is an organism?
These are the two types of eukaryotic cells.
➡️ What are plant and animal cells?
This biome has permafrost, low biodiversity, and extremely cold temperatures most of the year.
➡️ What is the tundra?
This type of symbiotic relationship benefits both species involved.
➡️ What is mutualism?