Order and Design Test 1 Flashcards
the study of body structure
anatomy
the term fauna describes…
animals
a distinct type of living thing
species
a good scientific experiment will include how many independent variables
one
the group that is used as a standard for comparison
control group
a sensible explanation to a problem
hypothesis
the primary basis for classifying things
body structure
three purposes of science
using creation for man’s benefit
discovering the laws of creation
observing nature carefully
the conditions in a group that are the same for all groups
controlled variables
the process in which cells combine substances from food with oxygen to make energy
cellular respiration
the stable internal condition that a living thing must maintain to survive
homeostasis
living things
organisms
Englishman who introduced the scientific method
Sir Francis Bacon
a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence
inference
the sum of all the chemical processes of life
metabolism
the three main steps of any scientific method
hypothesizing, observing, and experimenting
a partial representation of something
model
water environment
aquatic environment
meadow, desert, and mountain environment
terrestrial environment
seas and oceans
marine environment
trees
arboreal environment
area between the highest and lowest points that the tide reaches
intertidal zone
the science of classification
taxonomy
a living thing’s home within its environment
habitat
substances in food that provide living things with energy
nutrients
the Father of Taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus
hot springs on the ocean floor
hydrothermal vents
the study of reasoning
logic
reasoning that uses general evidence to come to a more specific conclusion
deductive reasoning
a living thing in an inactive state, hibernation
dormant
facts about nature
data
the process by which life continues through a generation of new living things
reproduction
a plant or animal that consists of many cells with different purposes
multicellular
a scientific idea that has survived many experiments and observations without being proven false
law
smallest unit of a living thing that can be said to be alive
cell
who developed the modern definition of the word ‘species’
John Ray
active at night
nocturnal
the study of animals
zoology
what does ‘flora’ describe
plants
