Chapter 1 Vocabulary Cards Flashcards
binomial nomenclature
The two-word naming system that Linnaeus used to name the various species
biogenesis
A theory that living things come only from other living things.
cell
The smallest unit of an organism that carries on the functions of life.
control
The standard to which the outcome of a test is compared.
genus
A group of similar species.
homeostasis
An organism’s ability to keep the proper conditions inside no matter what is going on outside the organism.
hypothesis
An explanation that can be tested.
kingdom
The first and largest category.
law
A statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true all the time.
organism
Any living thing.
phylogeny
The evolutionary history of an organism, or how it has changed over time.
scientific methods
An organization that often takes the form of a series of procedures.
spontaneous generation
The idea that living things come from nonliving things.
theory
An explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge that is the result of many observations and experiments.
variable
Something in an experiment that can change.
