Science Flashcards
Binomial nomenclature
two-word naming system that gives all organisms their scientific name.
Bio-genesis-
Theory that living things come only from other living things.
Cell
smallest unit of an organism that can carry in life functions
Control
standard to which the outcome of a test is compared.
Genus-
first word of the two-words scientific name used to identify a group of similar species
Homeostasis
regulation of an organism’s internal , life- maintaining conditions.
Hypothesis-
prediction that can be tested
Kingdom
first and largest category used to classify organisms
law
statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true consistently
Organism
Any living thing.
Phylogeny
evolutionary history of an organism; used today to group organisms into six kingdoms.
Scientific methods-
procedures used to solve problems and answer questions that can include stating the problem, gathering information , forming a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis with an experiment, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.
Spontaneous generation
idea that living things come from nonliving things
Theory-
explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge resulting from many observations and experiments.
Variable-
something in an experiments