1. Name 2 new things that you have learned in science .
2. Why is the scientfic method important in science ?
3.Why is a hypothesis not just a ” guess” ?
4. Is fire living or nonliving ? Explain .
5. Why are data charts important ?
Please respond to all five of the following questions:
1. List the characteristics of life and explain the meaning of each.
2. What is the trait that improves a person’s ability to survive ?
3. Give an example of how two organisms are interdependant.
4. What is natural selection ?
5. What is the total magnification if the objective power is 42 [...]
Please define the following terms and write a sentence for each term:
1. Stimulus 2. Response 3. Biology 4. Sexual Reproduction 5. Asexual Reroduction 6.Metabolism 7.Absorption 8. Biosynthesis 9. Reproduction
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Answer three of the following blogs:
1. Would you use the spring balance of a graduated cylinder to measure liquid? Explain.
2. Would you use a thermometer or a triple beam balance to compare the mass of two mineral samples?
3. What is the difference between mass and weight?
4. Why is a hypothesis important in performing a scientific experiment.
5. [...]
1. List the parts of the microscope.
2. What is the difference between a light microscope and an electron scanning microscope?
3.List the steps, in order, of the scientific method.
4. Explain the meaning of “inductive reasoning”?
5. What is the difference between a control group and an experimental group?
Define the following terms and write a sentence for each term:
Mass, weight, volume, meniscus, density, hypothesis, variable, control group, experimental group, inductive reasoning
