Darwin/evolution
microscopes
Scientific theories
characteristics of life
Classification
100
Proposed a theory of evolution before Darwin
Who is Lamark
100
You always carry a microscope by these structures
What are the arm and the base
100
The belief that life can only come from other life
What is biogenesis
100
Oxygen is a characteristic of life
What is false
100
This is the broadest category of classification
What is Kingdom
200
an organism's suitability to its environment is known as this
What is fitness
200
The formula for total magnification
What is magnfication occular lens x magnification objective lens
200
the debate about the origins of life was not settled until the development of this instrument
What is the microscope
200
All organisms are made up of these
What are cells
200
Binomial nomenclature is written in this language
What is Latin
300
This idea states that certain organisms have an advantage over others due to differences in traits
What is survival of the fittest
300
This scientist is credited with developing the first microscope
Who is Anton von Leeuwenhoek
300
this theory stated that living matter could arise from non-living matter
What is abiogenesis/spontaneous generation
300
This is the term for a variation that helps an organism survive
What is an adaptation
300
This biologist created a system of classification that is still widely used today
Who is Linnaeus
400
This tenet of the theory of evolution states that traits will become more or less common in a population based on the reproductive success of the organisms
What is natural selection
400
These are two benefits of light microscopes
What are: 1. cost 2. portability 3. reliability
400
It was his experiments that finally showed that air is not the active principle; he used flasks with s shaped necks
Who is Pasteur
400
Organisms use these to survive
What are non-living substances such as oxygen, water and minerals
400
These are three of the methods used in modern taxonomy to classify organisms
What are: 1. homologous structures 2. Analogous structures 3. embryological similarities 4. Biological similarities 5. Genetics
500
Over time evolution will lead to this
What is speciation/development of new species
500
Specimens placed under an electron scanning microscope need to be covered in this
What is a thin layer of metal
500
These are 2 of the 5 characteristics of scientific theories
What are: 1. try to show cause and effect relationship for observable events 2. often require imagination and based on experimental results 3. Allow predictions for the future 4. Based on previous theories 5. Discarded if no longer valid 4.
500
These are 4 of the characteristics of life
What are: 1. See notes
500
This is the level of classification between class and family
What is order
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