module 1 Flashcards
zoology
The study of animals
Botany
Study of plants
criteria for life
DNA, sense and respond to environment, metabolism, reproduction
asexual reproduction
One organism splits into two identical cells no male or female
sexual reproduction
requires two organisms to make an offspring that is not identical to either parent the combination of both
Scientific method prep
identify the problem or the question
do research
hypothesis
Scientific method experiment
observe collect data Record data analyze data verify conclusion
limitations to the scientific method
everything must be observable and repeatable
Science is also in capable of making value judgments
observations are made with bias
some of the laws in theories can change
Theory
A hypothesis that has been tested with significant amounts of data
law
A Theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data
producers
produce their own food
consumers
eat producers and other consumers
decomposers
breakdown dead remains
herbivores
plant eaters
carnivores
meat eaters
omnivores
plant and meat eaters
Monera kingdom
bacteria blue green algae. All prokaryotic cells you nice cellular or colonial.
Protista kingdom
protozoans and algae. All eukaryotic cells unicellular colonial
fungi kingdom
mushrooms, mold, Yeast. all eukaryotic cells multicellular some unicellular
plant kingdom
plants, flowers, trees, grass. all eukaryotic cells multicellular cell walls tissues and organs
animal Kingdom
all eukaryotic cells multicellular tissues and organs.
classification levels
Kingdom phylum class order family genus species
binomial nomenclature
naming organisms with their genus species name
prokaryotic cells
cells with no organized nucleus
