Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

binomial nomenclature

Answer 1

The two-word naming system that Linnaeus used to name the various species.

Question 2

biogenesis

Answer 2

The theory that living things come only from other living things.

Question 3

cell

Answer 3

the smallest unit of an organism that carries functions of life.

Question 4

control

Answer 4

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

Question 5

genus

Answer 5

a small group of similar species.

Question 6

homeostasis

Answer 6

An organisms ability to keep proper conditions inside no matter what is going on outside.

Question 7

hypothesis

Answer 7

an explanation that can be tested.

Question 8

kingdom

Answer 8

the first and largest category.

Question 9

law

Answer 9

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

Question 10

organism

Answer 10

any living thing.

Question 11

phylogeny

Answer 11

the evolutionary history of an organism, or how it has changed over time.

Question 12

scientific method

Answer 12

in science this organization often takes the form of a series of procedures.

Question 13

spontaneous generation

Answer 13

The idea that living things come from from nonliving things.

Question 14

theory

Answer 14

is explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge that is a result of many observations and experiments.

Question 15

variable

Answer 15

something in an experiment that can change.