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SCIENTIFIC METHOD QUESTIONS
1.
What type of observation involves a number in the form of an amount or measurement?
quantitative
2.
Give an example, from your test, of a qualitative observation.
The sunset is mixed with beautiful colors in the sky.
3.
Write an example, from your test, of a hypothesis.
I believe if a piece of bread sits out for one week then it will grow mold.

4.
Which step in the scientific method is usually asked in the form of a question?
Define/state the Problem
5.
Observations that do not involve numbers but the using of the 5 senses are called __________ observations.
qualitative
6.
There were 125 people on the airplane that landed in
Memphis is an example of a ____________ observation. quantitative

CELLS QUESTIONS
7.
Define organelle.
A structure in a cell that performs a special function
8.
The group of cells that share a common structure and function within an organism are ________________.
tissues
9.
The definition of cell is a small compartment that holds all of the biological equipment necessary to keep an organism alive and successful on Earth.

MICROORGANISMS
10.
E. Coli and staphylococcus are known as bacteria
11.
What is the correct organized level of cells to organisms? cells tissues organs systems organisms

12.
Define bacteria. a very large group of microorganisms comprising of three domains of living organisms: prokaryotic, unicellular, and free-living in soil or water or parasites of plants or animals.

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13.
What is commensalism?
a symbiotic relationship that benefits one organism and the other is not helped or harmed
14.
A relationship between a symbiont and host where the symbiont benefits and the host is harmed is
____________.
parasitism

15.
Define symbiosis.
the close interaction between 2 different organisms living together.
16.
Mutualism is a relationship between the host and symbiont where both organisms benefit and neither are harmed.

17.
What is the parasitic relationship example from your test?
tapeworm in an intestinal tract
18.
In the relationship between a tiger and an antelope, the tiger is considered the
__________________________.
predator

19.
Define food chain.
a sequence of organisms in an ecosystem in which each species is the food for the next member of the chain
20.
What are the four types of consumers?
herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, detritivores
21.
An interlocking or overlapping pattern of food chains is a ____________.
food web

BODY SYSTEMS
22.
What is the function of the digestive system? supplying and transporting materials and removes wastes
23.
What are voluntary muscles? muscles you move consciously (knowingly, intentionally)

24.
What are involuntary muscles? muscles you move unconsciously
(unknowingly, unintentionally)
25.
Why is your brain an essential part of the Nervous
System? it is the main control center of the nervous system. It directs and coordinates all body processes, thoughts, behaviors, and emotions.

26.
How do the immune and lymphatic systems work together? protecting the body and defending against invaders
27.
The respiratory system supplies ______________ to the body and removes _______________ and
____________ wastes.
O2, CO2, H20

28.
What are the characteristics of plants?
they have cell walls, roots, and range in height
29.
Moss is an example of a _____________ plant.
nonvascular
30.
The light from what gives plants their energy? sunlight (sun)

31.
Water and nutrients move _____________ the plant while sugars move ______________ to the roots.
up, down
32.
Which type of plant produces seeds that are not protected by a fruit?
gymnosperm
33.
Roots are the plant structures that anchor the plant.

34.
In the 1st stage of development, the seed develops into a plant. This is called _____________________.
germination
35.
Reproduction in angiosperms begins when the pollen travels down the style into the ovary to join the egg.
This is ______________________.
fertilization
36.
Coniferous trees bear _______ and have _____ like needles. cones, evergreen

37.
Describe a dicot. they have petals in multiples of 4 or 5
38.
The part of a seed often used for food storage is the ____________.
cotyledon

39.
Plant, animals, and one celled organisms are all part of the ____________________.
biosphere
40.
Transform plates slide/move ________ one another.
past
41.
Which layer of the Earth is thought to be responsible for its magnetic field? outer core

42.
What elements make up our air? nitrogen (79%), oxygen (just under 21%), and other gases
43.
What is Continental Drift Theory?
It was the first explanation of how fossils of the same plants and animals were found on different continents.

44.
Which type plates move toward each other? convergent
45.
Which layer is the thickest? mantle
46.
Oceans, rivers, lakes, and even the moisture in the air are all part of the ______________.
hydrosphere

47.
_________________ plates move away from each other.
Divergent
48.
Can all spheres interact together? ______ Can they interact at the same time? _________
Yes, Yes
49.
What are the 4 spheres of the Earth? atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere

50.
Describe the temperature of the Earth as you move closer to the inner core.
The temperature of the Earth increases as you move from the crust to the inner core.