Order and Design Test 1 Flashcards
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the study of body structure
anatomy
the term fauna describes…
animals
a distinct type of living thing
species
a good scientific experiment will include how many independent variables
one
the group that is used as a standard for comparison
control group
a sensible explanation to a problem
hypothesis
the primary basis for classifying things
body structure
three purposes of science
using creation for man’s benefit
discovering the laws of creation
observing nature carefully
the conditions in a group that are the same for all groups
controlled variables
the process in which cells combine substances from food with oxygen to make energy
cellular respiration
the stable internal condition that a living thing must maintain to survive
homeostasis
living things
organisms
Englishman who introduced the scientific method
Sir Francis Bacon
a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence
inference
the sum of all the chemical processes of life
metabolism
the three main steps of any scientific method
hypothesizing, observing, and experimenting
a partial representation of something
model
water environment
aquatic environment
meadow, desert, and mountain environment
terrestrial environment
seas and oceans
marine environment
trees
arboreal environment
area between the highest and lowest points that the tide reaches
intertidal zone
the science of classification
taxonomy
a living thing’s home within its environment
habitat