After her run, Aisha felt thirsty. Thirst was her body's way of telling her she needed more water to maintain ______.

Camille notices that the leaves of her pothos plant are drooping this morning. The leaves were not droopy yesterday. She decides the plant needs to be watered. What had Camille just done?

Which of the following statements about science is accurate?

Dr. Sanchez and her team have observed an unusual star in the Andromeda galaxy. Their data suggests that the star is being consumed by a nearby black hole. They write a scientific paper about their work and submit it to a scientific journal. Other scientists read their paper and look for the unusual star as well.

The other scientists are participating in which of these activities?

Michael's grandmother is taking part in an experiment to determine how well a new headache medication works. In this experiment, the people in Group A are taking the new medication. The people in Group B, including Michael's grandmother, are taking a pill that does not contain the new medication.

In this experiment, what is Group B?

Much evidence has been discovered to support biological theories such as cell theory and germ theory, and no evidence has been found to prove these theories incorrect. Which statements are true about theories in general? SELECT ALL THE ANSWERS THAT APPLY

Science began out of humankind's natural curiosity to understand and explain the interactions and processes of the natural world. Science aims to use these explanations to understand patterns in nature, as well as to address issues that face the natural world and human society.

Which statement BEST reflects the efforts of scientists in pursuing the goals of science?

Scientists' understanding of viruses has advanced greatly in the last fifty years. Which STATEMENTS give evidence to support the classification of viruses as nonliving? Choose ALL the statements that apply.

In biology, the different areas of study are connected and overlap in various ways, with concepts that cut across all disciplines. Which pair of crosscutting concepts are BEST exemplified when birds fly south when winter comes in the United State, and north when spring arrives? Choose one

Biologists have certain criteria that must be met if something is to be considered living. All living things are made up of cells and have ____ which carries the genetic code.

Living things ________ either sexually or asexually.

The chemical reactions of __________ help and organism use materials and energy to stay alive.

Living things respond to ______, signals that come from within or from the environment.

Most organisms maintain a stable internal environment and the process by which they do this is __________.

Living things can also change over time, or ________

Good scientists are ______ about the world and make careful ________.

Although they must be ________, they should be willing to change their minds ideas when the _______ demands it.

Good scientists are also ____ when proposing ______ and designing experiments.