Chapter 1

Question 1

A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientifical

Answer 1

Bias

Question 2

Taxa

Answer 2

Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 3

Science deals only with the __________

Answer 3

Natural world

Question 4

Logic interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience

Answer 4

Inference

Question 5

Changes in response

Answer 5

Dependent variable

Question 6

Possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question

Answer 6

Hypothesis

Question 6

Manipulated variable

Answer 6

Independent variable

Question 7

To maintain stable internal environment

Answer 7

Homeostasis

Question 9

Numbers obtained by counting or measuring

Answer 9

Quantitative data

Question 10

Living things _____, _____, and _____

Answer 10

Grow, develop, reporduce

Question 11

Single cell

Answer 11

Unicellular

Question 12

All the parts of the planet that are inhabited by living things

Answer 12

Biosphere

Question 13

Basic unit of living matter that is separated from its environment by a plasma membrane

Answer 13

Cell

Question 14

Factor in a controlled experiment that is deliberately changed

Answer 14

Independent variable

Question 15

Kingdoms

Answer 15

Kingdom Archaea
Kingdom Bacteria
Plants
Animals
Fungi
Protist

Question 16

Molecule responsible for inheritance

Answer 16

DNA

Question 17

Domains

Answer 17

Archaea
Eukarya
Bacteria

Question 18

Scientific Method

Answer 18

1. Observing and asking questions
2. Making inferences and forming hypotheses
3. Conducting controlled experiment
4. Collecting and analyzing data
5. Drawing conclusions

Question 19

Questioning existing ideas and hypotheses and refusing explanations without evidence

Answer 19

Skepticism

Question 20

No nucleus

Answer 20

Prokaryotic

Question 21

Nucleus

Answer 21

Eukaryotic

Question 22

Cell Theory

Answer 22

All organisms are made of cells
The cell is the basic unit of structure and function
Cells come from other cells

Question 23

What is biology?

Answer 23

The study of life

Question 24

Individual living thing

Answer 24

Organism

Question 25

Community of living things and the no living features of the environment that support them

Answer 25

Ecosystem

Question 26

Unit of inherited information in DNA

Answer 26

Genes

Question 27

Notes about foreign objects or information

Answer 27

Qualitative data

Question 28

Living things maintain a stable internal __________

Answer 28

Environment

Question 29

Scientific Attitudes

Answer 29

Curiosity
Skepticism
Open-Mindedness
Creativity

Question 30

One variable is changed in experiment

Answer 30

Controlled experiment

Question 31

Accepting different ideas that may not agree with hypothesis

Answer 31

Open-mindedness

Question 32

Process of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way

Answer 32

Observation

Question 33

To think cleverly to design experiments that yield accurate data

Answer 33

Creativity

Question 34

Well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses, and enables scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations

Answer 34

Theory

Question 35

What is science?

Answer 35

An organized way of gather and analyzing info about the natural world

Question 36

Ethical or moral questions that science cannot address

Answer 36

Why life exists

The meaning of life

Question 37

Life levels

Answer 37

Cells > groups of cells > tissues > organs > organisms > ecosystems > biosphere

Question 38

Evidence or information gathered from observations

Answer 38

Data

Question 39

_____ domains

_____ kingdoms

Answer 39

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