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Study Guide – Unit 1 Test: Scientific Investigation, Characteristics and Basic Needs of Living Things Scientific Method: o o o o o o Problem /Question “What is the effect of ___IV___ on ____DV____? Hypothesis – an educated guess, usually after researching the problem, often stated in an “IF ….THEN….” format Experiment – identify IV and DV, constants, control (if you have one), determine and record procedure Observations & Analysis – record data (data table, charts, graphs) and analyze the results of your experiment Conclusion – did your data support or not support your hypothesis? Why or Why not? Communication – let people know about the results of your experiment *The scientific method is a process through which scientists solve problems and investigate scientific phenomena. The main parts of a scientific investigation do not have to always be in the same order, and not all parts are used in every experiment. Sometimes you may have to go back and revise your hypothesis or the design of your experiment, depending on your results. Scientists usually repeat their experiments many times to ensure that the results are reliable. Vocabulary and examples for scientific investigation: -Experimental Group – the group that the “change” or what is being tested is used on. Example: in an experiment where there is vitamin juice given to workers to see if the juice makes them produce more work, the group that would get the juice is the experimental group. -Control Group – the group that the “change” or what is being tested is not used. Example: in an experiment where there is vitamin juice given to workers to see if the juice makes them produce more work, the control group would not be given the vitamin juice. -Constants - the parts of the experiment that stay the same example: amount of fluid they drink, other foods in the diet, the tasks assigned to the workers -Independent Variable - the one thing I change example: the type of fluid -Dependent Variable - the result of the change, what is measured. Example: productivity of workers -Theory – a hypothesis that has been supported by a great deal of data Qualitative Data – based on the 5 senses, describing the properties of something Quantitative Data – based on measurements and numbers Characteristics of Life and Basic Needs: All living things have cells All living things are unicellular or multicellular. Uni = one and multi = many This is the organization on life Cells tissue organ organ systems organisms Away to think about this is a cell is the smallest living thing. A group of cells working together is called tissue, a group of tissues working together is called an organ, organs working together make up an organ system, and all of your organ systems working together make up an organism. All living things excrete All living things need to eliminate waste from their bodies to stay healthy. Some wastes our body gets rid of are carbon dioxide from our lungs, lactic acid and urea from our skin, and digestive waste from our intestines. All living things reproduce Students should know the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction in which only one parent is needed, and sexual reproduction is a type in which two parents are needed. All living things sense and respond to stimuli A stimulus is anything in an environment that causes a reaction, and a response is the reaction to that stimulus. For example in the winter, cold weather is a stimulus, shivering is the response to the cold temperature. Your body starts to shiver to make your muscles work to generate heat to bring your body temperature up. This is because your body is trying to maintain homeostasis, which means maintaining a constant internal environment. All living things have DNA All living things have Deoxyribonucleic Acid, or DNA. It is the blueprint of your body and holds all of your genetic information in it. You get half of your DNA from mom, and half of your DNA from your dad, which is why you look a little like both of them. The passing down of these traits from parents to offspring is called heredity. All living things grow and develop Although multicellular organisms are made up of more than one cell, they started off as only one. Over time, the cells divided over and over to become the multicellular organisms they are. Most living things have a general development from when they are first born to when they are a full adult. Remember, the larger the organisms, the more cells it has, it is not that their cells are bigger!!!!!!!!! All living things use energy All organisms use energy to carry out life processes. What is different between some organisms is how they get their energy. Some organisms are producers and some are consumers. Producers are organisms that can make their own food, they are also called autotrophs, like plants and some bacteria. Consumers are organisms that need to eat food; they are also called heterotrophs, like animals. Needs of Living Things: Food Producers – make their own food Consumers – “eat” their food Decomposers – get food from breaking down waste WHY? Organisms need food for energy. Water Cells of almost all living things are about 70% water WHY? Many necessary chemical reactions require water in order to occur properly. Air (Gases) Our atmosphere is a mixture of several different gases including nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. WHY? Gases are sometimes needed to release energy from food. Living Space A place to live where all the needs of the organism are met. WHY? If the needs of the organism are not met in the environment, it cannot survive. Organisms often compete with each other for living space and other needs. This is “Survival of the Fittest” Important Vocabulary from Characteristics of Life and Basic Needs: Abiotic Nonliving factors in the environment Biotic Living factors in the environment Unicellular Made of a single cell Stimulus Anything that affects the activity of an organism, organ or tissue Response Any reaction to a stimulus Homeostasis The maintenance of a constant internal environment Multicellular Made of many cells Sexual Reproduction Reproduction in which two cells join to form a zygote; offspring share characteristics of two parents Asexual Reproduction Reproduction in which a single Parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. DNA Digestion Deoxyribonucleic acid Hereditary material that controls all the activities of the cell. Provides instructions for making proteins. Breaking down of food so that it can be used by the body Metabolism The rate of how fast your body turns food into energy Heredity The passing of traits from parent to offspring. Ingestion The taking of food into the body