chap.1 vocab. cards Flashcards
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Binomial Nomenclature
It is the system used by modern scientists to name organisms.
Biogenesis
which is the theory that living things only come from other living things.
Cell
A cell is the smallest unit of an organism that carries on the functions of life.
Control
A control is the standard to which the outcome of a test is compared.
Genus
A genus is a group of similar species.
Homeostasis
Homeostasis is a trait of all living things.
Hypothesis
is an explanation that can be tested.
Kingdom
A kingdom is the first and largest category.
Law
A scientific law is a statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true all the time.
Organism
Any living thing is called an organism.
Phylogeny
Phylogeny is the evolutionary history of an organism, or how it has changed over time.
Scientific Methods
Solving a problem scientifically, 1. state the problem, 2. gather information, 3. form a hypothesis, 4. perform an experiment, 5. analyze data, 6. draw conclusions, if hypothesis is not supported by data, revise hypothesis, if hypothesis is supported by data perform more experiments.
Spontaneous Generation
The idea that living things come from nonliving things is known as spontaneous generation.
Theory
A scientific theory is an explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge that is the result of many observations and experiments.
Variable
A variable is something in an experiment that can change.
