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Themes of Biology
first honors biology test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cellular Structure | characteristic of a living thing |
| Require Energy | use energy |
| Metabolism | eat, breathe, excrete waste |
| Reproduction | generate offspring |
| Respond to Stimuli | respond to things in their external environment |
| Homeostasis | maintain a relatively controlled internal environment |
| Growth and Development | get bigger, more complex, or develops in some way |
| Heredity | based on inheritance |
| Adaptation | adjust over time due to mutation and natural selection which improves survival |
| Evolution | process of how different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed |
| Interdependence (define Ecology) | mutual dependence between things |
| Observations | noting and perceiving objects or events using the senses |
| Ask Questions | do research and speak to other scientists on questions from observations |
| Forming a Hypothesis | educated guess based on what is already known |
| Experiment | planned procedure to test a hypothesis |
| Controlled Experiment Set Up | running two test. Experimental treatment, and control group |
| Experimental Treatment | the experiment that receives the change in order to prove hypothesis |
| Control Group | experiment set up to be identical to the way it is usually run |
| Independent Variable | variable that is changed by the scientist |
| Dependent Variable | variable measured by the scientist |
| What is the importance of the control? | to make sure that if someone were to replicate the experiment they would get the same results |
| Conclusion | uses experimental data to show that it supports the hypothesis |
| Theory | unites and explains many different scientific observations |
| Can a theory ever change? | yes with furture data and information |
| independent axis | x axis |
| dependent axis | y axis |
| pie graph | percentages |
| line graph | changes over time |
| bar graph | compare quantities or amounts |
| distance | meters |
| weight | grams |
| volume | liters |
| KHDUDCM to micro | king Henry died unfortunately drinking chocolate milk |
| Making Predictions | the expected outcome assuming the hypothesis is correct |
| test tube | to make solutions |
| dissecting needles | poking or investigating tissue |
| dissecting pin | hold back organism skin |
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