Biology Chapters 1,2,3, & 15 Flashcards
What are the organizational levels of an organism?
Chemical, Cellular, Tissues, Organs, Organ systems, Organisms, Population, Community, Ecosystem, and Biosphere.
What is scientific Investigation?
a process of finding the answer to a question using various research methods.
What is an Hypothesis?
Possible explanation/ educated guess as to how the world works.
What is the Scientific Method?
-Ask a question,
-Make an hypothesis,
-Test/Experiment,
-results/data, conclusions.
What is a theory?
A well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can incorporate laws, hypotheses and facts.
What are the necessary components to a good experimental design?
Large Numbers, Control Group, Variable, Experimental/ independent variable vs. dependent.
What is deductive reasoning?
Derive specific prediction based on or using general info.
What is inductive reasoning?
Create general principle based on specific observations.
Who is the father of taxonomy?
Carolus Linnaeus
How are living organisms classified.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What is Matter?
Anything that takes up space and has mass.
What are the components of an Atom?
Electron, Protron, Neutron.
How are the subatomic parts of an atom calculated or determined?
Atomic Number=Protons
Atomic Mass= protons+neutrons
Neutrons= Atomic #-Atomic Mass
What are Valence Electrons?
The number of electrons on the outer shell of an atom.
What are Isotopes?
Atoms with the same # of protons but different # of neutrons.