Scientific Method, Living Organisms, & Microscopes Review

1. Characteristic of a living thing that means to change in size
4. Characteristic of a living thing that means to change in form
6. Characteristic of a living thing that means to create new, similar or identical organisms to oneself
9. Characteristic of a living thing that means to maintain a stable internal environment
11. A careful study of the data
12. The number of hands you should be using to carry a microscope
13. "If I add fertilizer to a plant, then I expect the plant to grow taller than a plant without fertilizer" is an example of a ___.
17. Part of an experiment that doesn't get the independent variable and is used to compare the experimental group to
18. Part of the microscope that you look through to see your specimen
21. Area on the microscope where the slide is placed to view
22. A variable that is the one and only factor changed by the experimenter
24. Factors that remain the same for both the experimental group and control group to prevent other variables from impacting the results

2. Characteristic of a living thing that means to react to a stimulus in the environment, like sunlight or temperature
3. Something that has not been fully proven and has the ability to change over time
5. Characteristic of a living thing that means to break down and use food for energy
7. A summary of the data that includes a statement about the hypothesis and data to support it
8. All living things are made of at least one of these
10. A logical and organized way to solve a problem
14. A question about the world needing to be answered
15. Low, Medium, and High power, used to magnify your specimen.
16. The adjustment that you should not be using under high power because you may crack the slide
19. A test for a hypothesis run under controlled conditions
20. Variable that is the "result" which requires the independent variable to be in place to occur
23. Something that is based on indisputable evidence and is as close to 100% truth as we know