chapter 1 vocab cards Flashcards
binomial nomenclature
The two-word naming system that Linnaeus used to name the various species
biogenesis
The theory that living things come only from other living things
cell
The smallest unit of an organism that carries on the function of life
control
The standard to which the outcome of a test is compared
genus
A group of similar species
homeostasis
An organisms ability to keep the proper conditionsinside no matter what is going on outside.
hypothesis
An explanation that can be tested
kingdom
It is the first and largest category in the classification system
law
a statement about how things work in nature
organism
any living thing
phylogeny
the evolutionary history of an organism or how it is changed over time
scientific methods
In science this organization often takes the form of a series of procedures.
spontaneous generation
the idea that living things come from non-living things
theory
an explanation of things or events based on scinetific knowledge that is the result of many observations and experiments
variable
something in an experiment that can change
