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BIOLOGY! (:
uhmm its biology?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is observing? | using one or more senses to gather information |
| What s inferring? | explaining or interpreting the things you observe |
| What is predicting? | making a forecast on what will happen in the future based on past experiences or evidence |
| what is classifying? | the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way |
| what is making models? | involves creating a representation of complex objects or processes |
| what is quantitative observation? | an observation dealing with a number or amount |
| what is a qualitative observation? | an observation dealing with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers |
| what is the difference between observing and inferring? | |
| what is scientific inquiry? | refers to the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather |
| what is a hypothesis? | a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question |
| what is a variable? | factors that can change in an experiment |
| what is a controlled experiment? | an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time |
| what is a manipulated variable? | a variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis |
| what is a responding variable? | a variable that may change in response to a manipulated variable |
| what operational definition? | a statement that describes how to measure a variable or define a term |
| what is data? | facts,figures, and other evidence gathered through observations |
| What are the five scientific attitudes? | curiosity, honesty, open-mindedness, and skepticism, and creativity |
| What is technology? | how people change the world around them to meet their needs and solve practical problems |
| How are science and technology different? | Science is the study of the natural world to understand how it functions. Technology, on the other hand, changes, or modifies, the natural world to meet human needs or solve problems |
| What is a cell? | the basic unit of structure and function in an organism |
| What is unicellular? | singled celled organisms; bacteria is an example |
| What is multicellular? | an organism composed of many cells |
| what are the six characteristics of living things? | cellular organism, chemical use, energy use, response to surroundings, growth and development, and reproduction |
| What do all living things need to satisfy their basic needs? | food, water, and living space |
| What is homeostasis? | the maintenance of stable internal conditions |
| What is classification? | the process of grouping things based on their similarities |
| What are autotrophs? | organisms that can make their own food |
| what are heterotrophs? | organisms that cannot make their food; obtains energy by feeding on others |
| Living things arise from living things through _________. | reproduction |
| what is spontaneous generation? | the mistaken idea that living things arise from non living sources |
| Biologists use ________ to organize living things into groups so that the organisms are easier to study | classification |
| The naming system that Linnaeus use | binomial nomenclature |
| What is genus? | a classification grouping that contains similar, closely related organisms |
| What are the levels of classification from highest level to lowest level | domain, kingdom, phyla, class, order, families, genera, species |
| How can organisms be classified? | based on cell type, their ability, to make food, and the number of cells in their bodies |
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