chapter 1 Vocabulary Cards Flashcards
Binomial Nomenclature
The two-word naming system that Linnaeus used to name the various species\organisms.
Biogenesis
It is the theory that living things come only from other living things.
Cell
It is the smallest unit of an organism that carries one cell while others are composed of many cells.
Control
It is the standard to which the outcome of a test is compared.
Genus
It is a group of similar species.
Homeostasis
It is a trait of all living things.
Hypothesis
It is an explanation that can be tested.
Kingdom
It is the first and largest category.
Law
It is a statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true all the time.
Organism
It is any living thing.
Phylogeny
It is the evolutionary history of an organism.
Scientific Methods
It is an organization that often takes the form of a series of procedures.
Spontaneous Generation
This is the idea that living things come from nonliving things.
Theory
It is an explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge that is the result of many observations and experiments.
Variable
It is something in an experiment that can change.
