Introduction

Question 1

if you see something in the classroom or laboratory that is dangerous, what should you do first?

Answer 1

tell Mrs. Merritt

Question 2

what are correct behaviors in a laboratory? should you run or skip? disturb other students? wear open toed shoes? leave a mess when you’re done?

Answer 2

don’t run or skip, don’t disturb other students, wear close toed shoes, clean up after yourself

Question 3

when do you need to wear safety glasses

Answer 3

when you’re instructed to do so

Question 4

when should you read the directions for a lab activity?

Answer 4

before you start the lab activity

Question 5

characteristics of living things

Answer 5

movement, growth and development, response to stimuli, ability to reproduce, able to use energy, have cells

Question 6

homeostasis

Answer 6

the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between elements

Question 7

metabolism

Answer 7

the chemical processes that occur within a living organism to maintain life

Question 8

line graph

Answer 8

shows change over time

used to display a correlation between two number sets

Question 9

pie chart

Answer 9

used to display parts of a whole

Question 10

scatter plot

Answer 10

used to show distribution of data

Question 11

bar graph

Answer 11

used to compare groups