COL and Scientific Method 2021

The smallest unit which can be considered alive is __________.

• an organism
• an atom
• a molecule
• a cell

The process of maintaining a stable internal environment within an organism is referred to as ___________.

• development
• adaptation
• homeostasis
• metabolism

A __________ is a non-living particle made of protein and DNA or RNA.

• prokaryote
• eukaryote
• virus
• bacterium

An organism that can make its own food within its cells is referred to as a(n) _______________.

• heterotroph
• autotroph
• consumer
• herbivore

An organism that needs to "eat" in order to obtain energy are referred to as a(n)_______________.

• heterotroph
• autotroph
• producer
• plant

The process of using sunlight to convert CO2 and water into sugar is called _______________.

• photosynthesis
• chemosynthesis
• protein synthesis
• plasmolysis

A(n) _________ is any trait or feature that gives an organism a better chance to survive and reproduce.

• advantage
• adaptation
• mutation
• competetive exclusion

The variable that is deliberately changed by the scientist to see its effects is called the _______________ variable.

• independent/manipulated

• dependent/responding

The variable that is being observed or measured in response to the variable being tested is referred to as the ____________ variable.

• independent/manipulated

• dependent/responding

You are testing a new brand of track shoes to see if they make you run faster. In this experiment, the track shoes would be which type of variable?

• Dependent/responding

• Independent/manipulated

• Controlled