Chapter 1 Vocabulary Cards

Question 1

binomial nomenclature

Answer 1

The two-word naming system that Linnaeus used to name the various species.

Question 2

genus

Answer 2

Is a group of similar species.

Question 3

cell

Answer 3

A cell is the smallest unit of an organism that carries on the functions of life.

Question 4

control

Answer 4

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

Question 5

homeostasis

Answer 5

Homeostasis is a trait of all living things.

Question 6

hypothesis

Answer 6

A hypothesis is an explanation that can be tested.

Question 7

kingdom

Answer 7

A kingdom is the first and largest category

Question 8

law

Answer 8

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

Question 9

organism

Answer 9

Any living thing is called an organism.

Question 10

phylogeny

Answer 10

Is the evolutionary history of an organism, or how it has changed over time.

Question 11

scientific methods

Answer 11

An organization often takes the form of a series of procedures.

Question 12

spontaneous generation

Answer 12

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

Question 13

theory

Answer 13

A scientific theory is an explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge that is the result of many observations and experiments

Question 14

variable

Answer 14

is something in an experment that can change