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Science - Ch 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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What branch of science is the study of living things?

A

biology

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2
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What term refers to living things?

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organism

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3
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Which branch of biology is the study of animals and how they live?

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zoology

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4
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Which branch of biology is the study of plants?

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botany

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5
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Which branch of biology is the study of organisms that are too small to see without a microscope?

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microbiology

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6
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Which branch of biology studis how living things interact with their surroundings and each other?

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ecology

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7
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What branch of science studies an organism’s shape and structure?

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anatomy

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8
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What branch of science studies how an organism’s structure functions?

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physiology

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9
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What is the smallest unit of any living thing?

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a cell

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10
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What kind of organism consists of a single cell that performs all of the organism’s functions?

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a unicellular organism

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11
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What kind of organism contains many different types of cells that each serve a different purpose?

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a multicellular organism

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12
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What word means the stable internal condition of an organism?

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homeostasis

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13
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What is the process by which life continues through the generation of new organisms?

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reproduction

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14
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What word refers to the sum of all the chemical processes of life?

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metabolism

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15
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What word refers to the substances in food that provide organisms with energy?

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nutrients

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16
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the process by which organisms use oxygen to convert nutrients into a chemical energy called ATP

A

cellular respiration

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17
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Type of symmetry in which an organism can be cut only one way to create right and left halves

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bilateral symmetry

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18
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Type of symmetry in which an organism can be cut multiple ways to create mirror halves

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radial symmetry

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19
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Unable to be cut into equal halves

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asymmetrical

20
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Everything surrounding an organism being studied

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environment

21
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refers to land

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terrestrial

22
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The home of an organism

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habitat

23
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Active mainly during the day

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diurnal

24
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Active mainly at night

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nocturnal

25
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inactive

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dormant

26
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living in trees

A

arboreal

27
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having to do with water

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aquatic

28
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Aquatic environment that contains little to no salt

A

freshwater

29
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Environments in the seas and oceans, which contain salt water

A

marine

30
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The area between the highest and lowest points that the tide reaches (beaches, tide pools)

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intertidal zone

31
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Collections of salt water and sea life that could not escape when the tide went out

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tide pools

32
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hot spring in the ocean floor

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hydrothermal vent

33
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The science of classification

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Taxonomy

34
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A distinct type of organism

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species

35
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A name that uniquely identifies a species by listing its genus and species names.

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scientific name

36
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A system that scientists use to gather and pursue scientific knowledge.

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scientific method

37
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A sensible explanation to a scientific problem

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hypothesis

38
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Gathering facts about nature in an organised way

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observation

39
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data

A

facts

40
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The methodical testing of a hypothesis

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experimentation

41
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A way of explaining an object or event by using a set of facts

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theory

42
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A theory that has never been proven false

A

law

43
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A factor that is observed to determine the result of an experiment

A

a dependent variable

44
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The factor that you change to test your hypothesis

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an independent variable

45
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A factor that is the same for all groups in an experiment

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a controlled variable

46
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The groups on which a test is performed

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experimental groups

47
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A group in an experiment that lacks the independent variable and is used as a standard for comparison

A

control group

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