Chapter 1

Question 1

Use of one or more of the senses to gather info

Answer 1

Observation

Question 2

Evidence or info gathered from observations

Answer 2

Data

Question 3

Well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations

Answer 3

Theory

Question 4

Device that produces magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye

Answer 4

Microscope

Question 5

Possible explanation for a set of observations possible answer to a scientific question

Answer 5

Hypothesis

Question 6

Hypothesis stating that life could arise from non living matter

Answer 6

Spontaneous generation

Question 7

Factor in an experiment that a scientist purposely changes

Answer 7

Manipulated variable

Question 8

Collection of living matter

Answer 8

Cell

Question 9

Factor in an experiment that a scientist wants to observe which may change in response to the manipulated variable

Answer 9

Responding variable

Question 10

A test of the effect of a single variable by changing it while keeping all other variables the same

Answer 10

Controlled experiment

Question 11

Science that seeks to understand the living world

Answer 11

Biology

Question 12

Microscope that allows light to pass through a specimen and uses 2 lenses to form an image

Answer 12

Compound light microscope

Question 13

Set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life process

Answer 13

Metabolism

Question 14

Process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment

Answer 14

Homeostasis

Question 15

Change in a kind of organism over time

Answer 15

Evolve

Question 16

Decimal system of measurement based on certain physical standards and scaled on multiples

Answer 16

Metric system

Question 17

A group of cells grown in a nutrient solution from a single original cell

Answer 17

Cell culture

Question 18

Organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world

Answer 18

Science