Chapter 1 Vocab Cards

Question 1

binomial nomenclature 24

Answer 1

It is the system used by modern scientists to name organisms.

Question 2

biogenesis 19

Answer 2

Is the theory that living things only come from other living things.

Question 3

cell 14

Answer 3

Is the smallest unit of an organism

Question 4

control 9

Answer 4

The standard to which the outcome of a test is compared.

Question 5

genus 24

Answer 5

A group of similar species.

Question 6

homeostasis 15

Answer 6

A trait of all living things.

Question 7

hypothesis 8

Answer 7

An explanation that can be tested.

Question 8

kingdom 23

Answer 8

The first and largest category.

Question 9

law 10

Answer 9

A statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true all the time.

Question 10

organism 14

Answer 10

Any living thing.

Question 11

phylogeny 23

Answer 11

Is the first and largest category.

Question 12

scientific methods 7

Answer 12

Shows a way that scientific methods might be used to solve a problem.

Question 13

spontaneous generation 19

Answer 13

The idea that living things come from nonliving things is known as spontaneous generation.

Question 14

theory 10

Answer 14

An explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge that is the result of many observations and experiments.

Question 15

variable 9

Answer 15

Something in an experiment that can change.