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What is the study of body structure?
anatomy
the scientific term for living things is ?
organisms
What kind of environment would a robin live in?
arboreal
What is the science of classification?
Taxonomy
The scientific term for facts about nature is data. T/F?
True
Animals
Englishman who introduced scientific method was ?
Sir Francis Bacon
Dr. Hall is studying the eating habits of sea snails. In what branch of biology is Dr. Hall working?
zoology
What are substances in food that provide living things with energy?
A scientific idea that has survived many experiments and observations without being proven false is a hypothesis. T/F?
False, law
How many independent variables will a good scientific experiment include?
one
Reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion is ______ reasoning
Inductive
Which kingdom includes the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)?
a. Fungi
b. Protista
c. Animalia
d. Plantae
C Animaila
What is a living thing's home within it's environment called?
False, multicellular
What term refers to a distinct type of living things?
species
A conclusion based on reasoning from evidence is a (n)
inference
Josiah is performing an investigation to determine if grasshoppers are more attracted to some colors than to other colors. He has read about grasshoppers and learned that their eyes can distinguish red from green. What is the next thing Josiah should do?
a. perform an expirement
b. suggest an idea to test
c. state his conclusion
d. record and analyze his data
b. Suggest an idea to test
What is the term for the study of reasoning?
Logic
The smallest unit of a living thing that can be said to be alive is an atom. T/F?
False, cell
What level of classification is directly below class?
order
model
Some experiments include a group that is used as a standard for comparison. The factor being tested is present in the other groups but is absent in this group. What type of group is this?
a. empirical group
b. experimental group
c. analytical group
d. control group
d. control group
What kind of reasoning uses general evidence to come to a more specific conclusion?
Deductive reasoning
If Aptenodytes forsteri is the scientific name for the emperor penguin, fosteri is the genus name. T/F?
False, species