Question | Answer |
Observation | information obtained by using the senses |
Hypothesis | a testable statement |
What is the order of the 6 steps of the scientific method? | observation, question, hypothesis, experiment, analyze, conclusion |
Control group | The name of the group that is used as a standard of comparison that does not get the treatment? |
Independent variable | The variable that is changed on purpose |
Dependent variable | The variable that is measured and responds to the changing variable. |
Biology | Study of life. |
Constant | The term for variables that must stay the same in the experiment. |
Experiment | The procedure that is carried out to test a hypothesis. |
Scientific theory | Related hypothesis that have been tested many times. |
Homeostasis | When an organism maintains a stable environment despite external conditions. |
Evolution | The change in organisms over time. |
Metabolism | The sum of all the chemical reactions carried out by an organism. |
Cells | What is the smallest unit of life? |
Sun | Most energy comes from what source? |
Interdependence | Organisms depend on each other and their environment. |
Heredity | The term for the passing of traits from parents to offspring. |
Reproduction | Making more of own kind. |
Robert Hooke | He created term "cell". |
Anton van Leeuwenhoek | He looked at pond water and named "protists". |
If you have 400x magnification. | The ocular lens (10x) * objective lens (100x).
What is magnification total. |
Compound microscope: What does it use to illuminate an object? | Light is used to illuminate an object in this microscope. |
Ocular Lens/Eye piece - Purpose | What part do you look at through a microscope. |
Stage - purpose | What part of microscope do you place the slide on? |
Diaphragm - purpose | What part of microscope do you use to adjust the amount of light? |
Fine focus - purpose | What focus do you use when switching from low power to high power with microscope? |
Coarse focus - purpose | What focus do you use when first finding your object in a microscope? |
Objective lens - purpose | What type of lens can you change to adjust the magnification of the object when using a microscope? |