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100

These are the weak positive and negative charges found on polar molecules

What are delta charges?

100
This is a statement or prediction that is made at the beginning of the scientific method
What is a hypothesis?
100
This is the most basic unit of matter
What are atoms?
100

This variable is controlled or manipulated by the researcher

What is the independent (predictor) variable?

100
This is a common polar molecule found in all living things
What is water?
200
The word 'biology' literally translates to
What is 'the study of life?'
200

Science seeks to explain the occurrence of phenomena that are only part of the _______________ world

What is 'natural?' 

200

Briefly explain what it means for a question to be falsifiable

What is 'there must be a way to prove that statement is false if it is actually untrue?' 

200

This term refers to the number of individual organisms in a study or an experiment

What is the sample size? 

200

This term means 'made of water'

What is aqueous? 

300

_______________ are made up of a specific type of atom

What are 'elements'?

300

How is science different from other areas of study like philosophy, history, or literature

What is 'because it must confined to only what is part of objective reality?' 

300

These bonds form between individual water molecules

What are hydrogen bonds? 

300
These are the other two names for the Dependent variable
What is 'response variable,' and 'Y'?
300

In your own words, explain why we can never by 100% certain of anything in science

What is 'because we will never learn it all; we always leave open the possibility that a new piece of evidence comes to light that totally changes what we thought we knew?' 

400

Name three examples of the abiotic environment

What is water, sunlight, temperature, dirt, minerals, elements, wind patterns, ocean currents, etc?

400
This is the smallest unit of life
What is the cell?
400

These are the three major parts of every atom and what charge they carry

What are 1) protons: positively charged atomic particles, 2) neutrons: atomic particles with no electrical charge, 3) electrons: negatively charged atomic particles?

400
These are the other two names for the X variable
What is 'the predictor variable,' and 'the independent variable'?
400

99.9% of all living organisms are made of these six elements

What are 'carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and calcium?' 

500

This term refers to a molecule with an uneven distribution of electrons

What is polar?

500
Name five characteristics of all living things
What is: 1) made of one or more cells, 2) response to stimuli, 3) growth and development, 4) ability to reproduce, 5) genetic material is encoded in DNA, 6) maintain homeostasis, and 7) metabolize/use energy in some way?
500

In your own words, explain the process of peer review AND what type of information we consider it to be 

What is 'peer reviewed literature has been reviewed by anonymous, independent reviewers who are experts in their field; it is considered the gold standard of information?' 

500

In your own words, explain why we always want large sample sizes in experiments and scientific studies

What is 'because the higher the sample size, the more confidence we have in our results and conclusions?' 

500

This is why it so important for scientists to understand and consider the pH of every solution and how it will interact with the human body

What is 'because humans are made up of mostly water so we have to make sure that any chemical we use on or in our bodies is not going to cause damage by altering our pH?'