Branches of Scienc
The study of animals
Zoology
Consists of a single cell that performs all the organism's functions
trees
arboreal environment
Who introduced the scientific method
Which step is missing:
1. state the problem
2. Gather info
3.
4. Test Hypothesis
5. Record experiment
6. State the conclusion
Formulate a hypothesis
Study of living things
Biology
substances in food that provide living things with energy
nutrients
seas and oceans
marine environment
Define flora
Plant life
What is the scientific word for "facts"
Data
what are the three main steps to the scientific method
hypothesis
observing
experimentation
Study of plants
botany
The process by which life continues through generation of new organisms
reproduction
general term for a water environment
aquatic
home of an organism
habitat
how many independent variables should a good scientific experiment include?
one
The study of organisms that are too small to see without a microscope
microbiology
scientific term for living things
organisms
includes meadow, desert, and mountain environment
Terrestrial
dormant
a group in an experiment with no independent variable. Used as a standard for comparison
Control group
study of an organism shape and structure
anatomy
Sum of all the chemical processes of life
metabolism
area between the highest and lowest points that the tide reaches
tide pool
what is diurnal and what is nocturnal
diurnal - active in day
nocturnal - active at night
what is the scientific term for an explanation to a problem
Explain the difference between hypothesis, theory, and law
hypothesis - educated guess
theory - tested
law - never proved wrong