Chapter 1 Flashcards
The global ecosystem; entire portion of Earth inhabited by life
Biosphere
The scientific study of life
Biology
Scientist carries out 2 tests - one experimental test and one control test
Controlled experiment
Process of scientific inquiry that focuses on describing nature
Discovery science
Type of cell with nucleus, membrane-bound organelles, and linear DNA
Eukaryotic cell
All organisms in given area along with abiotic factors; biological community and it’s environment
Ecosystem
Traits passed down from parents to offspring thorough DNA
Genes
An educated guess about the outcome of an experiment
Hypothesis
Process of scientific inquiry that uses the scientific method
Hypothesis-driven science
Any method of learning about the natural world that follows the scientific method
Science
Set of common characteristics that distinguish all living things, including such processes as: order, growth and development, energy consumption, response to the environment, reproduction, and evolving over time
Life
Organisms with traits more adapt to environment survive to reproduce and pass genes to offspring
Natural selection
Type of cell without nucleus or membrane-bound organelles and circular DNA
Prokaryotic cell
Observation, hypothesis, tests, results, conclusion
Scientific method
Widely accepted idea that is supported by a large body of evidence
Theory
