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48 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS A CELL
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THE SMALLEST UNIT OF AN ORGANISM THAT CAN PERFORM LIFE FUNCTIONS
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WHAT IS A STIMULUS?
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ANYTHING AN ORGANISM RESPONDS TO, SUCH AS SOUND, LIGHT, HEAT, VIBRATION, ODOR, MOVEMENT, HUNGER, THIRST, ETC.
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WHAT IS A RESPONSE?
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THE REACTION OF AN ORGANISMS TO A STIMULUS
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WHAT ARE LIFE PROCESSES?
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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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HOW MUCH OF LIVING THINGS DOES WATER MAKE UP?
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70%
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WHAT CONSTITUTES LIFE AND HOW IS IT MAINTAINED?
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NEEDS ANSWER
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WHAT DOES SI STAND FOR?
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INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS
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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF TECHNOLOGY?
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THE USE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO SOLVE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS OR IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE
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THE USE OF SCIENCE FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS OR IMPROVING LIFE
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TECHNOLOGY
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ORGANIZED STEPS USED TO SOLVE A PROBLEM
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SCIENTIFIC METHOD
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A PREDICTION THAT CAN BE TESTED
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HYPOTHESIS
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WHAT IS THE BASIC UNIT OF LIFE?
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CELLS
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A STANDARD FOR COMPARING THE RESULT OF AN EXPERIMENT
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CONTROL
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THE FACTOR TESTED IN AN EXPERIMENT
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VARIABLE
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LIVING THINGS
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ORGANISMS
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WHAT IS A THEORY?
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AN EXPLANATION OF THINGS OR EVENTS BASED ON MANY OBSERVATIONS.
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AN INFANT CUTTING TEETH IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT?
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DEVELOPMENT
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A BRIGHT LIGHT THAT CAUSES YOU TO SHUT YOUR EYES IS A _____________
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STIMULUS
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THE SOURCE OF MOST ENERGY FOR LIFE IS WHAT?
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SUN
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WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING?
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IT IS THE PROCESS THAT USES CERTAIN SKILLS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OR A FORM OF PROBLEM-SOLVING
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WHAT IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR ALL LIVING THINGS?
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SUN
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WHAT IS SPONTANEOUS GENERATION?
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THE THEORY THAT NON-LIVING THINGS PRODUCE LIVING THINGS
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WHAT DOES "LIFE SPAN" MEAN?
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THE LENGTH OF TIME AN ORGANISM IS EXPECTED TO LIVE
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DEFINE ORGANISM AND LIST SIX (6) CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ORGANISM
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A LIVING THING MADE UP OF ONE OR MORE CELLS,
1.USES ENERGY, 2.MOVES, 3.RESPONDS TO ITS ENVIRONMENT AND ADJUSTS, 4.REPRODUCES, 5.ADAPTS TO ITS ENVIONMENT, 6.HAS A LIFE SPAN |
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WHAT ARE THE SI UNITS OF MEASURE FOR THE FOLLOWING:
LENGTH? MASS? VOLUME? |
METER
GRAM LITER |
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WHAT ARE THE FOLLOWING PREFIXES:
MEANS X 10 MEANS X 100 MEANS X 1000 MEANS X 1/10 MEANS X 1/100 MEANS X 1/1000 |
10 - HECTA
100 - DEKA 1000 - KILO 1/10 - DECI 1/100 - CENTI 1/1000 - MILLI |
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LIST THE SYMBOLS FOR THE FOLLOWING:
MILLI, METER LITER GRAM DECI DEKA HECTO KILO CENTI |
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L G D DK H K C |
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CHANGES UNDERGONE DURING GROWTH IS CALLED WHAT?
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DEVELOPMENT
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A CHANGE IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT BRINGS ABOUT A RESPONSE
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STIMULUS
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WHAT ARE THE STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD?
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1.STATE THE PROBLEM
2.GATHER INFORMATION 3.FORM A HYPOTHESIS 4.PERFORM THE EXPERIMENT 5.ANALYZE THE DATA AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS 6.REPORT THE RESULT |
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WHAT IS A SCIENTIFIC LAW?
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A TREND SHOWN IN DATA OR REPEATING DATA WHICH IS A RELIABLE DESCRIPTION OF NATURE BASED ON MANY OBSERVATIONS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
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WHAT ARE THE TEMPERATURES FOR WATER IN THE FAHRENHEIT SCALE AND THE CELSIUS SCALE FOR THE FOLLOWING:
BOILING WATER? FREEZING WATER? HUMAN BODY TEMPERATURE (NORMAL)? |
212 F, 100 C
32 F, 0 C 96.8 F,37.6 C |
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WHAT DOES ADAPTATION MEAN?
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ANY INHERITED CHARACTERISTIC OF AN ORGANISM THAT MAKES IT BETTER ABLE TO SURVIVE IN ITS ENVIRONMENT
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WHAT DOES HOMEOSTASIS MEAN?
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THE REGULATION OF AN ORGANISM'S INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT TO MAINTAIN CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW IT TO LIVE,...CONTROLS IN AN ORGANISM WORK CONSTANTLY TO BRING IT BACK TO NORMAL AFTER IT HAS BEEN STIMULATED.
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WHAT ARE SOME NONLIVING THINGS THAT ORGANISMS NEED TO SURVIVE?
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ENERGY, WATER, OXYGEN AND MINERALS
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WHO IS FRANCESCO REDI?
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AN ITALIAN DOCTOR WHO CONDUCTED ONE OF THE FIRST CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS IN SCIENCE
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WHO IS LASSARO SPALLANZANI?
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DESIGNED AN EXPERIMENT TO SHOW THAT TINY ORGANISMS COME FROM OTHER TINY ORGANISMS IN THE AIR
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WHO IS LOUIS PASTEUR?
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A FRENCH CHEMIST WHO SHOWED CONCLUSIVELY THAT LIVING THINGS DO NOT COME FROM NON-LIVING THINGS
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WHO WERE OPARIN AND MILLER?
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OPARIN WAS A RUSSIAN SCIENTIST WHO THOUGHT THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE EARTH WAS MADE UP OF GASES SIMILAR TO AMMONIA, HYDROGEN, METHANE, AND WATER VAPOR...AND THAT THE GASES FORMED THE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OF WHICH LIVING THINGS ARE MADE. MILLER WAS AN AMERICAN SCIENTIST THAT TESTED OPARIN'S HYPOTHESIS AND SHOWED THAT SUBSTANCES PRESENT IN LIVING THINGS COULD COME FROM NONLIVING MATERIALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT DID NOT PROVE THAT LIFE WAS FORMED IN THIS WAY.
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WHAT IS THE THEORY OF BIOGENESIS?
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THIS THEORY DISPROVED AND REPLACED THE THEORY OF SPONTANEOUS GENERATION. THIS THEORY THAT LIVING THINGS COME ONLY FROM OTHER LIVING THINGS
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___________ARE INHERITED CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAY HELP AN ORGANISM TO SURVIVE?
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ADAPTATIONS
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THE ____________ IS/ARE THE PART OF THE EXPERIMENT THAT IS TESTED.
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VARIABLE
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A(N)____________IS A PREDICTION THAT HAS TO BE TESTABLE.
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HYPOTHESIS
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THE SI USED TO MEASURE LIQUIDS IS THE WHAT?
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LITER
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THE ____________ IS/ARE THE PART OF THE EXPERIMENT THAT IS TESTED.
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VARIABLE
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THE SOURCE OF MOST ENERGY FOR LIFE IS WHAT?
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THE SUN
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WHO DISPROVED THE THEORY OF SPONTANEOUS GENERATION?
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LOUIS PASTEUR
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SCIENTIST THINK THAT WHAT WAS MISSING FROM EARTH'S EARLY ATMOSPHERE?
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OXYGEN
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