Basic Science Vocabulary

Question 1

hypothesis

Answer 1

it is your prediction, a great idea, something you come up with

Question 2

variable

Answer 2

it means that you change something in an experiment

Question 3

independent-change (variable)

Answer 3

you only change one thing in an experiment

Question 4

dependent-data (variable)

Answer 4

it is the data you collect from an experiment

Question 5

experiment

Answer 5

they need to be held to prove the problem you are trying to solve

Question 6

control

Answer 6

normal state of how much you are comparing something too

Question 7

constant

Answer 7

what you need to do to make sure your experiment is valid

Question 8

autotroph

Answer 8

an organism that can make its own food (producer)

Question 9

heterotroph

Answer 9

an organism that cannot make its own food (consumer)

Question 10

matter

Answer 10

anything that has mass or takes up space

Question 11

scavenger

Answer 11

an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter

Question 12

predator

Answer 12

it hunts prey, food

Question 13

unicellular

Answer 13

it means something that has one cell

Question 14

decomposer

Answer 14

organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms

Question 15

prey

Answer 15

it is hunted by a predator, it is the food

Question 16

multicellular

Answer 16

it means something that has multiple cells