Chapter 1 And 2 - Gods Living Creation Flashcards
The study of living things
Biology
Scientists who study living things
Biologists
Organisms
Living things
The study of animals
Zoology
Botany
The study of plants
The study of organisms that are too smal to see without a microscope
Microbiology
The study of organisms interacting with their surroundings and each other
Ecology
The study of an organisms shape and structure
Anatomy
The study of the organisms structure functions
Physiology
Metabolism
The sum of all body activities
Eating
Ingestion
When molecules combine with oxygen to release energy
Respiration
When unneeded substances are removed
Excretion
Flora
Plant life
Fauna
Animal life
Symmetry
The ability of an object to be cut into equal halves
Can only be cut one way
Bilateral symmetry
Radial symmetry
Can be cut into multiple ways
Asymmetrical
Organisms cannot be cut into equal halves
Everything surrounding the the organism being studied
Environment
The place that an organism lives
Habitat
Animals that live in trees
Arboreal
Diurnal
Active mostly during the day
Nocturnal
Active during the night
Dormant
Inactive
Dormant
Inactive
Aquatic
Water
Ponds ,lakes,rivers, and streams
Freshwater environment
Environment in the seas and oceans which contains salty
Marine environment
The are between the highest and lowest points that the tide reaches
Intertidal zone
Collections of salt and sea life
Tide pools
Coral reefs
Large formations
Scavengers
Animals that feed on dead organisms
Hot springs on the ocean floor
Thermal vents
One of the founders of science and created the scientific method
Sir Francis Bacon
A way for scientists to gather and pursue scientific knowledge
Scientific method
Thinking about the objects and events of nature and creating a sensible explanation
Hypothesizing
Gathering facts about nature in an organized way
Observation
A way of explaining an object or event by using a set of facts
A theory
A group on which a test is performed
Experimental group
The group used as a standard for comparison
Control group
Constants
Conditions the same in both groups
Variables
Conditions that are not the same