Unit 1 Review

Basic unit of life. Smallest living organism.

• Ribosome

• Cell

• Organelle

• Prokaryote

Define biology ?

• the study of the natural world

• the study of life

• process to follow to solve a question

• smallest unit of life

Homeostasis?

• respond to an outside disturbance

• maintain stable internal conditions

• use of senses

• explain observation based on prior knowledge

Stimulus ?

• respond to an outside disturbance

• maintain stable internal conditions

• use of senses

• explain observation based on prior knowledge

Observation ?

• testable

• uses data to explain what happens next

• use of senses

• explain observation based on prior knowledge

Hypothesis ?

• testable

• uses data to explain what happens next

• use of senses

• explain observation based on prior knowledge

Inference ?

• testable

• uses data to explain what happens next

• use of senses

• explain observation based on prior knowledge

Theory ?

• Why something happens

• How something happens

• information collected from observation

• any factor that can change in an experiment

Scientific Law ?

• Why something happens

• How something happens

• information collected from observation

• any factor that can change in an experiment

Data ?

• Why something happens

• How something happens

• information collected from observation

• any factor that can change in an experiment