Scientific Method and Characteristics of Life Review

Question 1

Development of an embryonic stem cell into a nerve, muscle, skin, or blood cell is called

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differentiation

Question 2

The process by which organisms change over time

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evolution

Question 3

A signal to which an organism responds

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simulus

Question 4

A scientist is studying how long it take parachutes of different sizes to fall. DV?

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time it takes for the parachute to drop

Question 5

Another name for a living thing

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organism

Question 6

Shivering when you get too cold is an example of which two concepts

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homeostasis, stimulus-response

Question 7

Which of the following steps to solve a problem is completed last

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communicating results

Question 8

An inference is

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a logical interpretation of an observation

Question 9

Organisms that CANNOT photosynthesize and must get their energy by eating other organisms

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heterotrophs

Question 10

If a scientist were using color change in leaves of plants as data, which type of data is it

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qualitative

Question 11

Which skill are you using when you use your five senses to gather information

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observing

Question 12

An organism like a green plant that can make its own food is called a(n)

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autotroph

Question 13

What characteristic must be true of a good hypothesis

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it must be testable by observation or experiment

Question 14

Process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment

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homeostasis

Question 15

This type of reproduction produces offspring by combining genetic information from 2 parents.

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Sexual

Question 16

The process in which cells change as they grow and develop to become specialized cells

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differentiation

Question 17

A set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials

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metabolism

Question 18

Humans are

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heterotrophs, multicellular

Question 19

Which of the following statements about a controlled experiment is true

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only one variable is tested at a time

Question 20

Your friends return from a canoe trip on the lake and they are dripping wet. Inference?

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their canoe tipped over

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