Homework - Intro to Life Science
Copy the questions. Answer in full sentances on a seperate sheet of paper.
If the words are in parenthesis, you don’t need to copy them.
Aim A: How do we study science?
Chapter 1 - Sect 1
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Home Text Pages 6-13
What is observing? Give an example of an observation.
What’s the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations?
What is inferring? Give an example of an inference.
4. What is predicting? Give an example of a prediction.
5. What is classifying? Why is classifying important?
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Aim B: How can we stay safe in the Science Lab?
Chapter 1 - Sect 4
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Home Text Pages 23-26
How can our eyes stay safe?
How can we stay safe when working with heat?
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How can we stay safe when a spill or accident occurs?
How can long hair, loose clothing and hanging jewelry be harmful in the
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What do we do when we are done with our lab equipment?
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Aim C: What are the steps in the Scientific Method?
Chapter 1 - Sect 2 Home Text Pages 14-18
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What is the “scientific process”?
What are the steps in the scientific method?
Why does the scientific method START with “posing a question”?
Why does the scientific method again END with “posing a question”?
What are some attitudes of a successful scientist?
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Aim D: What are some tools we use in science?
Skills Handbook Home Text Pages 808-809
1. What tool do we use to measure mass? What units can we use?
What tools do we use to measure volume? What units can we use?
What tool do we use to measure length? What units can we use?
What tool do we use to measure temperature? What units can we use?
Why is it important to measure accurately and correctly?
Homework - Intro to Life Science
Copy the questions. Answer in full sentances on a seperate sheet of paper.
If the words are in parenthesis, you don’t need to copy them.
Aim 1: What are the characteristics and needs of living things?
Chapter 1 - Sect 1
School Text Pages 16-23
Chapter 2 - Sect 1
Home Text Pages 34-40

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What characteristics do all living things share?
What things do living things need in order to survive?
Describe the mistaken idea of spontaneous generation. (give examples)
What is a heterotroph? (give examples)
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What is an autotroph? (give examples)
What is homeostatis?
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Aim 2: How are organisms classified?
Chapter 1 - Sect 3
School Text Pages 28-37
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Chapter 2 - Sect 2
Why do biologists organize living things into groups?
Home Text Pages 42-47
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What is binomial nomenclature?
What are the 8 levels of classification?
The more levels of classifications 2 different organisms share, the more
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How are big cats (tigers/lions) similar to house cats? Give genus and species examples.
6. Write your funny sentence to remember the levels.
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Aim 3: What are the 3 Domains and 4 Kingdoms?
Chapter 1 - Sect 4 Chapter 2 - Sect 2
Text Pages 26-29 Home Text Pages 47-49
What are Domains? What are the Kingdoms?
Describe and give an example of the Domain Bacteria.
Describe and give examples of the Kingdom Protists and Fungi.
Describe and give an example of the Kingdom Plants.
Describe and give an example of the Kingdom Animals.