S1 Final Chapters 01-04 Flashcards
Field study
Study a population living in its habitat
Review existing work
study work already done by others
Develop models
make a representation of a structure that may be too small or too large to see otherwise
Controlled Experiment
study how a variable affects a living thing
Question
What you are studying in an experiment. ENDS WITH A QUESTION MARK!
Hypothesis
If…, then…, because
Variable
the ONE factor you are testing in an experiment
Constants
all the factors that remain the same between control and experimental groups in an experiment
Unicellular
made of one cell
multicelluar
made of many cells
Eukaryotic
has a nucleus
Prokaryotic
doesn’t have a nucleus
Cell Membrane
outer layer of the cell, controls what goes in and out
Mitochondria
makes energy for the cell
Nucleus
control center
cytoplasm
“cell gel” organelles float in it
How plant and animal cells are different
Plant cells have chloroplasts, central vacuoles and cell walls
Central Vacuole
stores water for the plant cell
Chloroplast
organelle in plant cells that makes food
Cell Wall
tough outer covering only found in plant cells
Photosynthesis - starting materials
water, carbon dioxide, sun’s energy
Photosynthesis - end products
glucose and oxygen
Photosynthesis - location (cell part)
chloroplast
Cellular Respiration - starting materials
glucose and oxygen