Life Science Spiral Review 1

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Proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. Also formed as a prediction.

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Hypothesis

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What does this Triple Beam balance measure: Mass, Length, Volume, Temperature?

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Mass

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What is the control group in an experiment?

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The control group does NOT receive the experimental treatment.

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In a plant growth experiment - How does water affect plant growth? The amount of water added to the plant(s) is the

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Independent variable

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In a plant growth experiment - How does water affect plant growth? Plant growth measured

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Dependent variable

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A cell is...

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the basic unit of structure and function in living organism

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Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells: chloroplasts and cytoplasm, chloroplasts and cell wall, cell wall and cell membrane, mitochondria and nucleus?

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chloroplasts and cell wall

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Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell? vacuole, mitochondria, cytoplasm, cell membrane

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mitochondria

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What do vacuoles do?

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storage area for cells; water storage in plants

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Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure? Options: cell wall, chloroplast, mitochondria, vacuole

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cell wall