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Jayci Life Science
Jayci Life Science Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Science | an organized way of studying things and finding answers to questions, and is therfore important to everyday life to solving problems |
| What is the first step in the Scientific Method | State the problem |
| What is the second step in the Scientific Method | Gather information |
| What is the third step in the Scientific Method | Form a hypothesis |
| What is the fourth step in the Scientific Method | Perform an experiment |
| What is the fifth step in the Scientific Method | Analyze data |
| What is the sixth step in the Scientific Method | Draw conclusions |
| What is the seventh step in the Scientific Method | RETEST |
| If the hypothesis is NOT supported go back to step | step 3 and try again |
| If the hypothesis IS supported then go back to step | step 4 and try again |
| what are three types of biologist | botanist, zoologist, and bacteriologist |
| what are botanists | study plants |
| What are zoologists | study animals |
| What are bacteriologist | study bacteria |
| How do scientists gather information | doing fieldwork, laboratory investigations or by using coputer models |
| When testing a hypothesis you should have | a control and only one variable |
| Always consider what before doing experiments and why | ethical questions so nobody gets hurt or offended |
| The International System of Units uses what form of measurement | SI uses the metric system of measurement |
| What symbolizes poison | a picture of skull and crossbones |
| What are the five characteristics of any living organism | organizationresponse to stimuli - homeostasisability to use energydevelopment and growthreproduction |
| What do most organisms need to take in in order to release energy of foods and to survive | oxygen |
| What are the things an organism needs to live | a place to live and raw materials such as food and water |
| What would happen if living things did not reproduce | the whole species would die out and disappear |
| Most organisms are composed of | more than 50% water |