Science Vocab Ultimate Deck (All Vocab) Flashcards
Observation Definition
Something you know for sure.
Inference Definition
A guess based off your current knowledge and your observation.
Qualitative Observations
An observation written in words
Quantitative Observations
Observations in number data
Metric System Defintion
The Measuring system normal people and scientists use.
Milimeter (mm)
A metric unit 1000mm = 1m
Centimeter (cm)
A metric unit 100cm = 1m
Decimeter (dm)
A metric unit 10dm = 1m
Meter (m)
The base of the metric system. All metric length is based off meters. 1m = 1m
Dekameter (Dm)
A metric unit 10m = 1Dm
Hectometer (Hm)
A metric unit 100m = 1Hm
Kilometer (Km)
A metric unit 1000m = 1Km
Pollination
The way for pollen to get from plant to plant and get to the ovary and release the sperm to fertilize the eggs and make seeds.
Flowering
Buds Open into flowers to get pollen to produce seeds
Reproduction
The way for things to grow in quatity. Flowers: Getting seeds to move away from the plants. Humans: Having babies.
Pollen
A sperm case
nectar
bee’s source of energy
Stigma
Path to the eggs
setae
Feather like hairs that cove a bees body
Bees
Main pollinators of plants
Sepal
Protect the flower while its a bud
Petals
Attract animals to the plants
Anthers
Creates pollen
pistil
all the female parts
ovary
Holds the eggs
seeds
Plants to grow
ovules
egg cells
fruit
Covers seeds
Gymnosperms
Conifers, no fruit,do well in all weather,needlelike or scale work, thick cuticle
Seed Plants
Vascular Tissue, produce seeds
Angiosperms
Fruit on seeds, many habitats,
Stems
Holds up the plants, has vascular tissue
Vascular Tissue
Transports water and food through the plant
Roots
Anchor Plants, Absorb water and nutrients, store some food
Leaves
Convert Light energy into sugar for the plant to live and grow
Bud
A flower to grow
Style
The tube from the stigma to the ovary
Pistil
All the female parts of a plant
Filament
The thing that holds up the anthers
Latin Roots, Suffixes, Prefixes
Base words of the scientific world
Classification
The process of breaking things into groups
Branching Tree
A visual way to show the process of classification
Dichotomous Keys
The written way to show the process of classifaction
organism
a living thing