click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Biology Chptr 1
Biology Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientific Method | Four steps included - Observing and stating a problem -Forming a hypothesis -Testing the hypothesis -Recording and analyzing data -Forming a conclusion -Replicating the work |
| Hypothesis | a possible explanation, a preliminary conclusion, or even a guess about some event in nature |
| Variable | single factor that is isolated and tested in an experiment |
| Control setup | Part of the experiment that does not include the variable |
| Experimental setup | part of experiment that contains the variable being tested |
| Therory | when an idea or thought is tested and confirmed often enough that it is unlikely to be disproved by future tests |
| Metric System | a decimal system based on certain standards and scaled on multiples of 10 |
| Length | the basic unit of length in the metric system is the meter (m) ( about 39.4 inches) |
| Volume | the amount of space an object occupies. Metric units are Liter for the liquids, Cubic centimeter for the solids. |
| Mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| Weight | a measure of the pull of gravity on that mass |