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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biology | The study of life |
| Cell | The smallest unit capable of life |
| Signs of life | Life span, reacts to a stimulus, reproduction, reacts to a stimulus, grows, metabolism, homeostasis, made up of cells |
| Homeostasis | The maintnence of a stable level of internal conditions even though the environmental conditions are always changing |
| Metabolism | The sum of all chemical reaction that take in and transform materials and energy from the environment |
| Stimulus | Something from the environment that influences an organism or one of its parts |
| Natural selection | Organisms that have favorable traits are better able to survive and reproduce successfully the organisms that lack these traits |
| Adaptions | Traits that improve an individuals ability to survive and reproduce |
| 6 steps of scientific method | 1.identify question 2. Research 3. Hypothesis 4. Design and perform 5. Analyze data 6. Conclusion |
| Hypothesis | A proposed explanation for the way a particular aspect of the natural world functions |