Sol Review Flashcards
Is an educated guess/prediction; usually in IF… THEN form
Hypothesis
Are the factors that are measured in an experiment
variables
Is the variable you purposely change… Variable “I” change
independent Variable
Is the result that changes in result of changing the IV
DEPENDENT Variable
Baseline measurement you compare your data to
control
Things you purposely keep the same
constant
Smallest unit of life
cells
Get and use energy in order to carry out life functions
homeostasis
Maintain a constant internal environment ex, body temperature
Metabolism
A group of cells that carry out similar functions
Tissue
A group of tissues that carry out a similar function
organ
A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area and can interbreed
population
A group of organism that looks similar and produces fertile offspring
species
Group of different species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
community
A community of organisms and their non-living environment
ecosystem
Water molecules have an unevenly distributed, this means that the molecule is
polar
Is the attraction between the positive end of water molecule and negative end of another
hydrogen bonding
The movement of water up tubes
capillary action
Water has a ________________ which means it takes a lot of energy to raise or lower it’s temperature its important because it helps organisms maintain ____________ by keeping a constant ____________\
high heat capacity, homeostasis, body temperature
Animals that can not make their own foods are called
heterotrophs
All organisms use organelles called ____________ to perform a process called ________
mitochondria, respiration
Plant or other organisms in response to light towards(positive __________) or away (negative ___________)
Photoropism
Growth of part of this pants with respect to the force of gravity upwards= negative downwards= positive
Geotropism
Cells lack membrane bound internal organelles
Prokaryotes
