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Abeka Science Yr 7 - Order and Design > Ch 1 Vocabulary (Invitation to Science) > Flashcards

Ch 1 Vocabulary (Invitation to Science) Flashcards

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1
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What branch of science is the study of living things?

A

biology

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2
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What term refers to living things?

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organism

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3
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Which branch of biology is the study of animals and how they live?

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zoology

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Which branch of biology is the study of plants?

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botany

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Which branch of biology is the study of organisms that are too small to see without a microscope?

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microbiology

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6
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Which branch of biology studis how living things interact with their surroundings and each other?

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ecology

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7
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What branch of science studies an organism’s shape and structure?

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anatomy

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8
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What branch of science studies how an organism’s structure functions?

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physiology

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9
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What is the smallest unit of any living thing?

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a cell

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10
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What kind of organism consists of a single cell that performs all of the organism’s functions?

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a unicellular organism

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11
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What kind of organism contains many different types of cells that each serve a different purpose?

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a multicellular organism

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12
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What word means the stable internal condition of an organism?

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homeostasis

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13
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What is the process by which life continues through the generation of new organisms?

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reproduction

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14
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What word refers to the sum of all the chemical processes of life?

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metabolism

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15
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What word refers to the substances in food that provide organisms with energy?

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nutrients

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16
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the process by which organisms use oxygen to convert nutrients into a chemical energy called ATP

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cellular respiration

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17
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Type of symmetry in which an organism can be cut only one way to create right and left halves

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bilateral symmetry

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18
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Type of symmetry in which an organism can be cut multiple ways to create mirror halves

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radial symmetry

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19
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Unable to be cut into equal halves

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asymmetrical

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20
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Everything surrounding an organism being studied

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environment

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21
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refers to land

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terrestrial

22
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The home of an organism

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habitat

23
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Active mainly during the day

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diurnal

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Active mainly at night

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nocturnal

25
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inactive

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dormant

26
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living in trees

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arboreal

27
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having to do with water

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aquatic

28
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Aquatic environment that contains little to no salt

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freshwater

29
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Environments in the seas and oceans, which contain salt water

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marine

30
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The area between the highest and lowest points that the tide reaches (beaches, tide pools)

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intertidal zone

31
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Collections of salt water and sea life that could not escape when the tide went out

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tide pools

32
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hot spring in the ocean floor

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hydrothermal vent

33
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The science of classification

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Taxonomy

34
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A distinct type of organism

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species

35
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A name that uniquely identifies a species by listing its genus and species names.

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scientific name

36
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A system that scientists use to gather and pursue scientific knowledge.

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scientific method

37
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A sensible explanation to a scientific problem

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hypothesis

38
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Gathering facts about nature in an organised way

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observation

39
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data

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facts

40
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The methodical testing of a hypothesis

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experimentation

41
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A way of explaining an object or event by using a set of facts

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theory

42
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A theory that has never been proven false

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law

43
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A factor that is observed to determine the result of an experiment

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a dependent variable

44
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The factor that you change to test your hypothesis

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an independent variable

45
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A factor that is the same for all groups in an experiment

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a controlled variable

46
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The groups on which a test is performed

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experimental groups

47
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A group in an experiment that lacks the independent variable and is used as a standard for comparison

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control group

48
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The study of reasoning

A

logic

49
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A conclusion based on reasoning from evidence

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inference

50
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Reasoning from evidence to a more specific conclusion. For example, we know from experience that if it is raining, the ground is wet. Therefore, if it is raining, we can conclude that the ground is wet, even if we can’t see the ground.

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deductive reasoning

51
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Reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion

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inductive reasoning

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