chapter 1 vocab cards

Question 1

binomial nomenclature

Answer 1

the two word naming system that Linnaeus used to name the various species is called binomial nomenclature

Question 2

biogenesis

Answer 2

which is the theory that living things come only from other things

Question 3

cell

Answer 3

is the smallest unit of an organism that carries on the functions of life

Question 4

control

Answer 4

is the standard to which the outcome of a test is compared

Question 5

genus

Answer 5

is a group of similar species

Question 6

homeostasis

Answer 6

is a trait of all living things

Question 7

hypothesis

Answer 7

is an explanation that can be tested

Question 8

kingdom

Answer 8

is the first and largest category

Question 9

law

Answer 9

is a statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true all the time

Question 10

organism

Answer 10

any living thing is called organism

Question 11

phylogeny

Answer 11

is the mine an organism’s phylogeny

Question 12

scientific method

Answer 12

in science, this organization often takes the form of a series or procedures called scientific methods

Question 13

spontaneous generation

Answer 13

the idea that living things come from nonliving things known as spontaneous generation

Question 14

theory

Answer 14

is an explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge that is the result of many observation and experiment

Question 15

variable

Answer 15

is something in an experiment that can change