Midterm 1 Flashcards
1
Q
what is a theory?
A
System of ideas intended to explain something that is true
2
Q
what is a hypothesis?
A
A limited explanation of a phenomenon
3
Q
what is a law?
A
Mathematical statement to back up a theory
4
Q
what makes something science? (river has very-good deeds)
A
- Reproduction
- Variation
- Heritability
- Differential mortality
5
Q
characteristics of life
A
Order Reproduction Growth and development Controlled by DNA Energy processing Chemical energy is stored and used Response to stimuli Regulation Evolution
6
Q
monophyletic group
A
A group composed of all its ancestors and all its lineal descendants (In a monophyletic group there is no member of that group that is more closely related to any member of any other group that it id to any other member of its own group )
