Order and Design Test 1 Flashcards

(39 cards)

1
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the study of body structure

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anatomy

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2
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the term fauna describes…

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animals

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3
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a distinct type of living thing

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species

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4
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a good scientific experiment will include how many independent variables

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one

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5
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the group that is used as a standard for comparison

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control group

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6
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a sensible explanation to a problem

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hypothesis

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7
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the primary basis for classifying things

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body structure

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8
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three purposes of science

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using creation for man’s benefit
discovering the laws of creation
observing nature carefully

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9
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the conditions in a group that are the same for all groups

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controlled variables

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10
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the process in which cells combine substances from food with oxygen to make energy

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cellular respiration

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11
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the stable internal condition that a living thing must maintain to survive

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homeostasis

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12
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living things

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organisms

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13
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Englishman who introduced the scientific method

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Sir Francis Bacon

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14
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a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence

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inference

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15
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the sum of all the chemical processes of life

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metabolism

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16
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the three main steps of any scientific method

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hypothesizing, observing, and experimenting

17
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a partial representation of something

18
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water environment

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aquatic environment

19
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meadow, desert, and mountain environment

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terrestrial environment

20
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seas and oceans

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marine environment

21
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trees

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arboreal environment

22
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area between the highest and lowest points that the tide reaches

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intertidal zone

23
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the science of classification

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a living thing’s home within its environment

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substances in food that provide living things with energy
nutrients
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the Father of Taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus
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hot springs on the ocean floor
hydrothermal vents
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the study of reasoning
logic
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reasoning that uses general evidence to come to a more specific conclusion
deductive reasoning
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a living thing in an inactive state, hibernation
dormant
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facts about nature
data
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the process by which life continues through a generation of new living things
reproduction
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a plant or animal that consists of many cells with different purposes
multicellular
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a scientific idea that has survived many experiments and observations without being proven false
law
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smallest unit of a living thing that can be said to be alive
cell
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who developed the modern definition of the word 'species'
John Ray
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active at night
nocturnal
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the study of animals
zoology
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what does 'flora' describe
plants