Life Science Midterm Flashcards
Smallest unit of any living thing
Cell
Theory we believe; living things can only come from other living things
Biogenesis
Science making our lives better
Technology
Doing an experiment enough times, or using enough samples so that you can be sure the results are correct
Validity
Thing that would change in an experiment
Variable
The balance of nature
Homeostasis
Any living thing
Organism
“Two name naming system”
Binomial nomenclature
Things that should stay the same in an experiment
Constance
To group according to similar characteristics
Classify
List 6 steps of ATWOOD scientific method
1.State Problem
2. Collect information
3. Make hypothesis
4. Test hypothesis
5. Analyze data
6. Draw conclusions
3 things all organisms have in common
Can reproduce
Grow and develop
Ability to adapt
What do you know about any animal that is the phylum Chordata
Has a vertebrae
What do you know about any animal is in class Mammalia
It’s a mammal (duh)
What do you know about any animal that is in the order Carnivora
It’s a carnivore
Homo sapien=
Human
Felis domesticus=
Cat
Canus familiarius=
Dog
List Seven taxons in order
Kingdom
Class
Phylum
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Series of passageways from the nucleus to the other parts of the cell
Endoplasmic Reticulum
E.R. Comes in two types…
Rough and smooth
Water-based, jelly-like substance within the cell
Cytoplasm
Type of microscope used in our classroom
Compound light
Credited with the first good compound microscope
Leeuwuenk
Digests old worn out cells and cell parts
Lysosomes
Describes a cell with membrane-bound cell structures;has a true nucleus
Eukaryotic
Outside of an animal cell
Cell membrane
Control center of the cell
Nucleus
Green pigment used in photosynthesis
Chlorophyll
Container for green pigment
Chloroplast
Storage units for food, water, and waste
Vacuoles
Provides energy for the cell
Mitochondria
Makes protein for the cell
Ribosomes
“Packaging plants” for the cell
Golgi body
Transfer units for Golgi body
Vesicles
Outside of a plant cell; for structure and support
Cell wall