A ______________ is a testable explanation

• hypothesis

The factor that you will change in your experiment is called the

_______________ variable

• Independent

___________________are the repetition of an experiment (trials) and the same conditions are kept in the experiment.

• Replicates

An _______________ is a logical explanation based on observations

and experiences

• inference

What is the independent variable in the following problem: How does

clay soil effect plant growth?

• Clay soil

______________ is the ability to travel from place to place

• locomotion

What is the study of life?

• Biology

What would be a constant for the “ice cube” experiment

• Amount of salt used

• Amount of water used

• Size of cups

• Temperature of the water

• Size of the ice cube

A________________describesrelationships under certain conditions

in nature; Describes but does not explain a natural event

• Law

___________________are inherited changes in structures, behaviors, or internal processes that enable an

organism to respond to stimuli

• Adaptations

The ______________ variable is what you predict will change as a result

of variation in your experiment

• dependent

____________ is the ability to do work or cause change

• energy

A __________ is a group that serves as a standard of comparison during

an experiment

• Control

In what format do you write a hypothesis?

• If…..then

What is the dependent variable in the following problem: How does

clay soil effect plant growth?

• Plant growth

A ____________ is a condition in the environment that creates a

response

• stimulus

What is the independent variable in the “ice cube” lab?

• Salt water

______________ are the factors that DO NOT change in the experiment

• Constants

What is the dependent variable in the “ice cube” lab?

• Ice melting

The increase in living material (cellular mass) and the formation of

new structures is called _________

• Growth

A __________is an explanation based on many observations (hypothesis is repeatedly verified over time and

through may separate experiments)

• Theory

_______________ is the regulation of an organism’s internal environment to

maintain conditions that allow it to live

• Homeostasis

____________ is movement or gestures

• motion

The _____________________ is a continuous process that seeks to answer

questions about the natural world.

• Nature of science

___________ are the basic unit of structure and function of all living

things

• Cells

The steps commonly used by scientists in gathering information

to test hypotheses and solve problems are called________

• The scientific method

Observations and measurements made during an experiment is

called _____

• data

Humans sweating or shivering in order to maintain body temperature

(thermal regulation) is an example of which characteristic of life?

• Maintaining homeostasis

The changes that take place during the life of the organism is called

___________

• development