Studying God's Living Creation
Organism consisting of a single cell that performs all of the organism's functions.
Unicellular
What is flora?
Plant life
3 Terrestrial Environments
Forest
Meadows
Deserts
Mountains
Savannas
Jungles
Body Structure
Man who introduced the scientific method.
Sir Francis Bacon
What is the study of body structure?
Anatomy
What type of symmetry does a starfish have?
Radial symmetry
Hot Springs on the ocean floor
Coral Reefs
Who is the Father of Taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus
State the 3 Main parts of the Scientific Method
Hypothesizing
Observation
Experimentation
Species
(NOT organisms - Organisms are generally all living things)
A living thing that is active at night is called....
Nocturnal
Name 3 Lab Safety Violations
(Answers may vary)
Man who first developed the modern definition for the word SPECIES.
John Ray
What is Logic?
Study of reasoning
List one of the purposes of science
Carefully observing nature
Discovering the laws of creation
Using those laws for mankind's benefit
What term describes a living thing in an inactive state, like hibernation, that it enters to conserve energy?
Dormant (or dormancy)
2 things trackers can use to identify tracks
Size
Number of toes
Claw marks
Movements
What is Taxonomy?
Science of Classification
Define Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
Inductive reasoning uses SPECIFIC evidence to make a general inference.
Deductive reasoning uses GENERAL evidence to make a specific inference.
The five main branches of biology.
Zoology
Botany
Ecology
Human Anatomy & Physiology
Microbiology
What is a habitat? And what is an environment?
An environment is EVERYTHING surrounding the organism being studied.
The home of an organism.
If an organism can survive in and out of water, what two types of habitats can they live in?
Intertidal Zone
Tidal Pools
The Seven Main Levels of Taxonomy
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Six Steps of the Scientific Method
1. State the problem
2. Gather information
3. Formulate a hypothesis
4. Test the hypothesis by experimentation
5. Record and analyze the experiment
6. State the conclusion