Expectations, Lab Safety and Terms
Report any ________ to the teacher such as glass breaking.
incidents or accidents
A scientist uses the scientific __________ during an inquiry.
method
Plants make their food through this process
photosynthesis
an animal that only eats meat
carnivore
The basic unit of life
cell
facewear used to protect your eyes from unwanted things like chemicals and dirt.
goggles
A hypothesis is an educated ___________.
guess
a byproduct of photosynthesis.
oxygen
breaks down the dead organism that is leftover from scavengers
decomposer
powers the energy of cells
mitochondria
A ______ is a glass container that can hold liquids; it is wider than a flask.
beaker
Scientists may also decide to repeat or ________ their experiment before coming to a conclusion.
replicate
A plant that does not have a transport system such as a stem
an animal that only eats plants
herbivore
controls the cell’s activities.
nucleus
a portable small appliance that features a heating element
hot plate
The second step involves _________. The scientist gathers as much information from different resources.
research
A plant that does not produce a flower
gymnosperm
A food web shows how ____ is transferred from the sun and between organisms in an ecosystem.
energy
jelly like material that fills a cell
cytoplasm
puts liquids or fine grained substances into containers with a small opening.
funnel
What is a procedure?
(step by step process of what to do)
a seed plant that produces a flower(s). They can typically bear fruit too.
angiosperm
Plants are called ________ because they can make their own food.
producers
_________ and chloroplasts are only found in plant cells.
cell walls