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The Study of Life

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What uses evidence and predictions of natural phenomena to collect knowledge? Science
What tries to imitate science with little research or explanation? Pseudoscience
What is a set of guidelines that protect the environment and participants in an experiment? Ethics
In what ways does scientific literacy benefit society? It ensures that individuals use critical thinking skills and are educated consumers of knowledge that can participate in discussions and regulations on important issues and policies
What is a testable explanation of a situation or natural phenomenon? Hypothesis
What is an explanation of a natural phenomenon that is supported by many experiments over a long period of time? Theory
What describes a relationship under certain conditions in nature? Law
What is the first step in the scientific method? Make observations
What follows making observations in the scientific method? Asking a question
What follows asking a question in the scientific method? Background research
What follows background research in the scientific method? Forming a hypothesis
What follows making a hypothesis in the scientific method? Designing a controlled experiment
What follows designing a controlled experiment in the scientific method? Collecting and analyzing data
What follows collecting and analyzing data in the scientific method? Drawing a conclusion
What follows drawing a conclusion in the scientific method? Revising and/or retesting the experiment
What follows revising and/or retesting the experiment in the scientific method? Communicating results
If a hypothesis is supported by an experiment, what is the next step? Repeating the experiment several times with the same hypothesis
If a hypothesis is not supported by an experiment, what is the next step? Revising the hypothesis or experimental design and testing again
Which part of a controlled experiment is changed, or manipulated in an experiment? Independent Variable
Which part of a controlled experiment may change in response to the independent variable? Dependent Variable
Which part of a controlled experiment is kept the same in all experimental groups or trials? Constants
Which part of a controlled experiment may be used as the standard of comparison? Control Group
What is the study of life? Biology
What is any living thing that has or once had all eight characteristics of life? Organism
What is an organism considered if it is made up of one single cell? Unicellular
What is an organism considered if it is made up of multiple cells? Multicellular
What is the order of human organization, starting with the smallest level? Atoms & molecules ⇾ Organelles ⇾ Cells ⇾ Tissues ⇾ Organs ⇾ Organ Systems ⇾ Organisms
What is the process of organisms increasing in mass? Growth
What are the natural change that organisms undergo, resulting in different abilities throughout their lifetime? Development
What is anything in an organism's environment that causes a reaction? Stimuli
What is an organism's reaction to a stimulus? Response
What is an organism considered if if can make its own food? Autotroph
What is an organism considered if it must consume other organisms for energy? Heterotroph
What is the process of passing traits along to the next generation? Reproduction
What is the regulation of an organism's internal conditions? Homeostasis
What are inherited characteristics that have evolved over time in a species? Adaptations
What are the eight characteristics of living things? Cells, Organization, Growth & Development, Responds to Stimuli, Requires Energy, Reproduces, Maintains Homeostasis & Has Adaptations
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