Essay Terms
A large cell that eats harmful particles in the body.
macrophage
A scientific idea that has survived many experiments and observations without being proven false
Law
This is the science of classification.
Taxonomy
Reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion.
Inductive
The scientific term for all living things.
Organism
This branch of medicine studies diseases and abnormalities of the heart.
cardiology
The three main steps of any scientific method are hypothesizing, experimenting, and this.
Observing or observation
He is the "Father" of this science.
Carolus Linnaeus
A conclusion based on reasoning from evidence.
Inference
The stable internal condition that a living thing must maintain to survive.
Homeostasis
Cannot be cut in half to create equal halves
asymetrical
This is the first step of the scientific method.
State the problem
If Aptenodytes forsteri is the scientific name for the emperor penguin, forsteri is this name.
The kind of reasoning that uses general evidence to come to a more specific conclusion.
Deductive
Substance in food that provides all living things with energy.
Nutrients
This object can be cut multiple ways to create equal halves
Radial Symmetry
This is the factor that you can change to test your hypothesis.
Independent variable
This is the smallest unit of a living thing that can be said to be alive.
cell
The study of reasoning
Logic
Describes a living thing in an inactive state, like hibernation, that it enters to conserve energy.
dormant
This is an object that can be cut only one way to create equal halves.
Bilateral Symmetry
This is the "father" of the scientific method.
Sir Francis Bacon
Living things in the classification system are divided into main categories called this.
Kingdoms
While this can be used to develop a a hypothesis, it cannot be uesd to prove a hypothesis beyond all doubt.
Inductive reasoning
These are hot springs on the ocean floor
Hydrothermal vents