Life Science Questions
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If an atom contains 11 protons and 12 neutrons, its atomic number is
A well-tested explanation that explains a lot of observations is
What determines if something is classified as a producer or a consumer?
Organism that gets it's energy from breaking down once living matter
Out of growth and development, ability to move, response to the environment, and ability to reproduce, which is not a characteristic of all living things.
You get cold from being outside in winter, and your body starts shivering to warm you. Which characteristic of life are you displaying
A scientist creates a question (problem) that she would like to test. What should her next step be?
Organism that cannot make it's own food and eats other consumers or producers
Heterotroph= An organism that cannot make its own food, gets food by consuming other living things. (Animals, Fungus)Autotroph= An organism that captures the energy from the sun to make its own food. (Plants)
Name three main cell structures that were able to be seen through the microscope in class.
Stimulus=Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way; Ex: Cold outsideResponse= An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus.Ex: body shivers
If something has the same phylum as another organism, what other classification category must they have in common?
Science differs from other disciplines, such as history and the arts, because science relies on
possible explanation for a set of hypothesis observations or possible answers to a scientific questions
what is the scientific name for cell division
The dependent variable is the variable you measure that depends on the independent variable. It is the change that is the result of the independent variable.
Variables are all the factors that could have an effect on the investigation.
The Independent variable is the ONE factor you will be changing and testing.
Controlled variables are the most important variables that should be considered, they need to be controlled (kept constant) throughout the experiment to have fair test.
1. Repetition reduces the likelihood of errors or inconsistent results 2. Repeating an experiment helps verify the accuracy of the findings 3. Repeating an experiment allows the person to refine the results or simplify the methodology 4. Scientists will often repeat experiments in order to study why they got those results Repeating an experiment makes the experiment reliable