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ah science exam
Question | Answer |
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why would a scientist use prior experience? | avoid making mistakes that others have done;you are not recreating experiments already proven |
list the steps of a scientific method | identify the problem, form hypothesis, test hypothesis, analyze your data, draw conclusions |
why do scientist conduct multiple trials? | to see if the result stays the same and to see if you get the right answer |
why should you reduce bias in an experiment? | you might get diffrent answers and want to have a certain one |
know the diffrence between skills and steps that scientists use. | one is when you practice how to identify the steps and the other is when steps would be a part of the scientific experiment |
know the units that are part of the SI unit | volume, mass, speed, and distance |
know the units use when measuring volume, mass, and density | volume-space of an object, mass-matter of an object, and density-the width of an object |
know KHDMDCM values | k=1000; h=100; d=10; m=.L,g,m; d=.1; c=.01; m=.001 |
SI units are all in multiples of what? | 10 |
how are infectious diseases spread? | water,air, and food |
list the first-line of defences use to fight diseases | skin, digestive, circulatory, and respotary system |
your immune system consists of what that fight disease? | cells, tissue, and organs |
when your immune system reconizes a foreign protein or chemical, it forms specific what? | antibodies |
infectious disease are caused by what? | viruses, fungi, and bacteria |
Louis Pasteur was the first to discover that what can cause disease? | bacteria |
list a charicteristic of cancer | overgrown cells |
antibodies work by attaching to the what , making them useless? | the antigen |
list everyday allergens | dust, pollen, amd mold |
what are lymphocytes? | white blood cells that fight off diseases |
what is one way to develop active immunity to a disease? | to get vacines from injections |