Review Unit 1

1. Energy is defined as the ability to do what? Work

2 What could be made using the five senses? Observation

3. Which group must remain constant in an experiment? Control

4. What is the purpose of a control in an experiment? It is used for comparison

5. What uses prior knowledge? Inference

6. What compose all living organisms? Cells

7. What is a beneficial trait that increases an organism’s chances for survival? Adaptation

8. What is science? A systematic way of examining the natural world.

9. A hypothesis must always be _______? Testable

10. How is total magnification calculated? Eyepiece X Objective

11. Numerical data is called what? Quantitative

12. What is the defined life cycle of a living organism? Birth, Rapid Growth, Maturity, Decline, Death

13. What is homeostasis? Maintaining internal balance

14. What is the first step of conducting science? Observation

15. What must be done if any accident occurs in the science lab? Tell the teacher

16. What variable is purposely manipulated by the scientist to cause a change in another variable? Independent Variable

17. Using material and energy to increase in size. Growth

18. True or False: Theories are well supported? True

19. All the changes that occur as a living thing grows? Development

20. The study of life. Biology