Vocabulary
Roots/Prefixes/Suffixes
Nature of Science
Characteristics of Life
Branches of Science
100
The science of life
What is Biology
100
small
What is micro
100
A body of knowledge based on the study of nature
What is science
100
Arranged in an orderly way
What is organization
100
Studies animals
What is zoologist
200
Anything that has or has had all characteristics of life
What is an organism
200
Many
What is poly
200
An explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many observations and experiments over time
What is a theory
200
The addition of mass to an organism
What is growth
200
Studies bacteria
What is bacteriologist
300
A group of organisms that can breed with one another and produce fertile offspring
What is a species
300
fake/false
What is pseudo
300
System that uses units with divisions that are powers of ten
What is the metric system
300
Production of offspring
What is reproduction
300
Studies the skin
What is dermatologist
400
Regulation of an organism's internal conditions to maintain life
What is homeostasis
400
Inflammation
What is itis
400
Process by which the procedures and results of an experiment are evaluated by other scientists who in are in the same field or who are conducting similar research
What is peer review
400
Process of natural changes that take place during the life of an organism
What is development
400
Studies mammals
What is mammalogist
500
Any inherited characteristic that results from changes to a species over time
What is adaptation
500
Blood
What is hem
500
System of measurement that uses the kilogram and second as base units
What is SI
500
Anything that is part of the environment that causes some sort of reaction
What is a stimulus
500
Studies the chemistry of living things
What is biochemist
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