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taxonomy
The branch of biology concerned with naming and classifying species, groups organisms according to a more formal scheme The scheme consists of different levels of classification, each more comprehensive than those below it
What are the 3 domains?
Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
What are the 6 kingdoms?
bacteria, Archaea, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
What are the steps to the scientific method?
- Observation
- Question
- Hypothesis
- Experiment
- Analysis
- Conclusion
What are the common themes to the Study of Life (biology)?
- Organization
- Information
- energy and matter
- interactions
- diversity
What are the eight most important categories in the taxonomy of Earth’s organisms (From least to most inclusive)?
species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, and domain.
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what is biology?
the scientific study of life
homeostasis
the process by which a cell or organism maintains internal conditions within certain boundaries.
binomial nomenclature
– This system was instituted by Carolus Linneaus
– The first name designates the genus, or group of closely related
organisms, that the species is a member of.
– The second name is a specific epithet, unique for each species within a genus
genus
group of closely related
organisms, that the species is a member of.
theory
well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can incorporate facts, laws, inferences, and tested hypotheses
parsimony
the simplest explanation is usually the correct one
what are the properties of life?
• Characteristics possessed by all living things
- Acquire materials and energy
- Regulation
- Grow, reproduce, and develop
- Evolves and adaptations
- Order
- response
polytomy
a branch point leading to multiple lineages and is an unresolved pattern of divergence
usually looks like a pinch fork; usually a little unclear
what is life?
life is recognized by what all living things do