Introduction To Biology

Question 0

What is the second characteristic of life?

Answer 0

Energy use and metabolism

Question 1

What is the first first characteristic of life?

Answer 1

Cell and organization (each cell can only perform the job associated with its specific function )

Question 2

What is the third characteristic of life?

Answer 2

Response to environmental changes

Question 3

What is the fourth characteristic of life?

Answer 3

Regulation and homeostasis

Question 4

What is the fifth characteristic of life?

Answer 4

Growth and development

Question 5

What is the sixth characteristic of life?

Answer 5

Reproduction

Question 6

What is the seventh characteristic of life?

Answer 6

Biological evolution

Question 7

What are the major themes of biology?

Answer 7

There are 7:
Evolution
Reproduction and inheritance
Development
Structure
Energy relationships 
Ecology
Science and society

Question 8

What Are the steps of the scientific method?

Answer 8

It’s is an organized way to figure something out, the steps are:

1. Make an observation
2. Propose a hypothesis
3. Design and perform an experiment to test your hypothesis
4. Analyze your data to determine whether to accept or reject your hypothesis
5. If necessary propose and test a new hypothesis

Question 9

What is the independent variable in an experiment?

Answer 9

The part of the experiment the experimenter changes

Question 10

What is the dependent variable in an experiment?

Answer 10

This variable changes as a result of the changes in the independent variable

Question 11

What is the control group in an experiment?

Answer 11

A standard to compare with the results in an experiment

Question 12

What determines the validity of an experiment?

Answer 12

By making it a fair test and by keeping all the control variables constant and by making only the independent variable to affect the dependent variable