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The scientific term for a sensible explanation to a problem
a.law b.hypothesis c,inference d.theory
What is b. hypothesis?
The three main steps of any scientific method are 1)hypothesizing 2)_________ and 3) experimenting
What is observing?
How many independent variables a good experiment will include
What is 1?
the study of living things
What is biology?
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The level of classification directly below class
What is order?
The study of reasoning
What is logic?
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True or False: If you were studying an animal that was active during the night, that animal would be said to be diurnal.
What is false, nocturnal?
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Experiments can include a group that is used for comparison. The factor being tested is present in the other groups but absent in this group. What is this group called?
a. emperical group b. experminetal group
c. analyzing group d. control group
What is d. control group?
Animal life
What is fauna?
If Aptenodytes forsteri is the scientific name for the emperor penguin, forsteri is the _____name
What is species?
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A scientific idea that has survived many experiments and NEVER BEEN PROVEN FALSE
What is a law?
Which would be part of an animal's flora?
a. rivers b. trees c. lion d. sky
What is b. trees?
The conditions in an experiment that are the same for all groups
a. independent variables b. controlled variables
c. uncontrolled variables d. uncommon variables
What is b. controlled variables?
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Living things
What is an organism?
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What kingdom includes the bald eagle?
a. Fungi b. Animalia c.Protista d.Plantae
What is Animalia?
The smallest unit of a living thing that can be said to be alive
What is a cell?
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Hotsprings on the ocean floor are called
What is hydrothermal vents?
If an object breaks in the lab, the first thing you should do is:
What is tell the teacher?
Define flora
What is plant life?
The primary basis for classifying living things:
a.size b. habitat c. theory d. body structure
What is d. body structure?
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Substances in food that provide living things with energy
What is nutrients?
What classification comes after Order?
What is Family?
If you are experimenting with the diet of sea snails, in which branch of biology are you working?
a.
a. microbiology b. anatomy c. botany d. zoology
What is d.zoology?
The study of body structure
What is anatomy?
The term that describes a living thing in its INACTIVE state- such as hibernation
What is dormant state or dormancy?