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| Biology is... | The study of life. |
| What is the purpose of having a control in an experiment? | So you have something to compare results to. |
| What are the building blocks of proteins? | Amino acids |
| What is an enzyme and what is its job? | An enzyme is a type of protein and its job is to speed up chemical reactions. |
| What is an observation? | Using your 5 senses to explain an object/situation. |
| What is an inference? | Using your prior knowledge to explain an object/situation. |
| What is a hypothesis? | A testable explaination written in an if, then, and because format. |
| What is the independent variable? | The variable that is controlled by the experimenter. |
| What is the dependent variable? | The varibale that changes because of the independnet variable. |
| What organic compound insultates our bodies, can be found in the cell membrane, and is used for long term energy storage? | Lipids |
| What are the three parts of a nucleic acid? | Sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogen base. |
| What are the steps (in order) to the scientific method? | Observe, develop a question, form a hypthesis, experiment, anaylsis, and re-test. |
| When enough data supports your hypothesis, it becomes... | A scientific theory |
| What is the experimental group? | The group that is given the variable that is being tested in the experiment. |
| What is the control group? | The group that remains under normal conditions in an experiment. |
| What are the building blocks of carbohydrates? | monosaccharides |
| What element do all organic substances have? | carbon |
| What are the characteristics of life? | Cell structure/organization, reponse/adapt, growth/developement, heredity, energy, and reproduction. |
