What is science?
Living Things
Where does life come from?
How are living things classified?
Review
100
an organized way to solve a problem using a series of steps
What is the Scientific Method
100
the smallest unit of an organism that carries on the functions of life
What is a cell
100
Theory that living things could come from nonliving things
What is spontaneous generation
100
detailed keys used to identify characteristics that include scientific names
What is a dichotomous key
100
Using a bird as an example, explain how it has all the traits of living things.
What are: made up of cells, uses energy to fly, moves, responds to the environment, maintains constant body temperature, reproduces young that grow and develop, and it has a life span.
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an explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge
What is Scientific Theory
200
maintaining proper conditions inside an organism
What is homeostasis
200
Russian scientist that suggested gases in Earth's early atmosphere had no oxygen
Who is Alexander Oparin
200
two-word system used by Linnaeus
What is binomial nomenclature
200
What does the name Lathyrus odoratus, the name for a sweet pea, tell you about one of its characteristics?
What is the name odoratus tells you that it probably has an odor
300
Standard system of measurements used by scientists
What is International System of Units (SI)
300
anything that causes some change in an organism
What is stimulus
300
This scientist disproved spontaneous generation
What is Louis Pasteur
300
first word in Linnaeus' system identifies this
What is genus
300
Makes up more than 50% of all living things
What is water
400
5th step in the scientific method
What is Analyze Data
400
Name the 5 things that living things do.
What is: organized, respond, take in and use energy, grow and develop, and reproduce.
400
4 gases believed to make up Earth's early atmosphere
What are: ammonia, hydrogen, methane, and water vapor
400
Smallest classification category
What is species
400
What does the second word in Linnaeus' naming system tell you?
What is a description of what an organism looks like, where its found, who discovered it
500
a process that uses certain skills to solve problems
What is critical thinking
500
changes that take place during the life of an organism
What is development
500
This scientist tested that living things do not come from meat.
Who is Francesco Redi
500
How can common names cause confusion?
What is two different organisms may have the same common name.
500
List the scientific method in order
What is: State the problem Gather Info Form a hypothesis Perform an experiment Analyze Data Draw Conclusions
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