Excellent Experiments
Three main steps of the scientific method: hypothesizing, _________, and experimenting
Observing
What does the term "fauna" mean
animal life
Who is considered the Father of Taxonomy?
Carolus Linnaeus
What is the term for the study of reasoning?
logic
What type of animal is active at night?
nocturnal
A scientific idea that has survived many experiments and observations without being proven false is what?
Law
What is a living thing's home in its environment called?
habitat
What term refers to a DISTINCT TYPE of living thing?
species
What is a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence?
Inference
If Aptenodytes forsteri is the name for an emperor penguin, what is the species name?
fortseri
What are conditions in an experiment that are the same for all groups?
Controlled variable
Which would be part of flora: a tree or a cricket?
a tree
What group of classification is after "class"
order
Reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion is what type of reasoning?
inductive
The smallest unit of living things that can be said to be alive is what?
cell
Who was the man that introduced the scientific method?
Sir Francis Bacon
Daily Double: what are the 3 purposes of science?
What kind of environment would a robin live in?
arboreal
The stable internal condition that a living thing must maintain to survive is what?
homeostasis
Because a photograph of a dog provides a partial representation of what dogs are like, it is a scientific _______ of dogs
model
What environment includes meadow, desert, and mountain environments?
terrestrial
The scientific term for facts about nature is what?
data
What are the hot springs on the ocean floor called?
hydrothermal vents
How many independent variables will a good scientific experiment include?
1
What is the scientific term for a sensible explanation to a problem?
hypothesis
What are substances in food that provide a living thing with energy?
nutrient