Chapter 1

Question 0

Observation

Answer 0

a description, measurement, or record of any object or phenomenon.

Question 1

Scientific Method

Answer 1

The processes that generate scientific knowledge.

Question 2

Hypothesis

Answer 2

an informed, logical, and plausible explanation for observations of the natural world.

Question 3

Prediction

Answer 3

the first step to making a hypothesis.

Question 4

Experiment

Answer 4

a repeatable manipulation of one or more aspects of the natural world by experimenters.

Question 5

Control

Answer 5

a standard set of conditions with no change in the independent variable.

Question 6

Variable

Answer 6

characteristic of any object or individual organism that can change.

Question 7

Cell

Answer 7

the smallest and most basic unit of life. It is the fundamental building block of all living things.
Multicellular organisms – Large organisms made up of many different kinds of specialized cells.
DNA – large and complex chemical that is stored in just about every cell of every living organism.