Characteristics of Life & Scientific Method

Question 1

The independent variable gets graphed on the....

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X axis

Question 2

Anything that causes a response in a living thing

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stimulus

Question 3

The variable that is observed or measured in the scientific investigation

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dependent variable

Question 4

Maintaining constant internal conditions when the outside environment changes is...

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homeostasis

Question 5

All living things must

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have DNA, use energy

Question 6

The part of the experiment that does NOT have independent variable applied to it:

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control group

Question 7

"How does applying fertilizer affect the growth of tomatoes?" Independent Variable is?

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fertilizer or not

Question 8

Factors that remain the same for all groups in an experiment

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constants

Question 9

Any living thing- plant, animal, or other

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organism

Question 10

Sunlight is...

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nonliving

Question 11

If I add kale to my smoothie, I will run faster. This is a(n)...

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hypothesis

Question 12

Groups of cells that carry out similar functions make up...

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tissues

Question 13

The variable that is changed by the researcher in a scientific investigation:

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independent variable

Question 14

A tadpole becoming a frog (metamorphosis) is an example of this characteristic of life:

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growth and development

Questions 14