What does homeostasis mean?

conditions suitable to maintain life

What are the three main branches of Science?

physical science, life science, earth science

a body of knowledge about ourselves and the world around us

scientific ideas with some proof and they can be changed

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Intro to Biology: Scientific Method, Metrics, and Characteristics of Life

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1
What does homeostasis mean?
conditions suitable to maintain life
internal environment copies the external environment
constantly changing internally
2
What are the three main branches of Science?
life science, chemistry, physical science
physics, chemistry, biology
astronomy, ecology, physical science
physical science, life science, earth science
3
What is Science?
a collection of theories that never change
research and experiments
a body of knowledge about ourselves and the world around us
4
List the correct lifespan order
beginning, maturity, growth
decline, growth, death
beginning, maturity, growth, death
growth, decline, death
5
What should you do after establishing your question/problem?
come up with a hypothesis
perform tests
create a graph/table
research the problem
6
Which of these is an example of transformation of energy?
respiration
reproduction
exercising
burning a log
7
What is the name of the system of measurement used world-wide?
Universal System
Super System
Old English
Metrics
8
Scientific laws
are more like ideas
change constantly
are fully proven
have some support
9
What is the step that involves creating graphs?
hypothesis
research
results
conclusions
10
A hypothesis is a(n)
educated guess
answer to a question
definite solution to a problem
11
Biology is all
ideas
theories
facts
laws
12
Which of these is not considered a characteristic of life?
can absorb
moves
can grow
made of cells
13
Results that do not support your hypothesis indicate you should
change the results
give up
test a new hypothesis
14
Which is the correct order, small to big?
milli, centi, nano
hecta, deci, kilo
deca, kilo, centi
micro, deci, deca
15
Scientific investigations start with a
question
experiment
hypothesis
research
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Theories are
scientific ideas with little proof
scientific ideas with some proof, but they can't be changed
scientific ideas with some proof and they can be changed
fully proven scientific fact

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