Scientific Method
An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.
hypothesis
These organisms eat only plants.
herbivores
All life forms can __________________. Look at the cute baby man-eating ants!
biological key
microorganisms
A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact
experiment
Omnivores
All life forms can _____ changes in their surroundings and _____ .
Run away from the tornado!
sense, respond
The science of classifying organisms.
taxonomy
Reproduction accomplished by a single organism.
asexual reproduction
A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data.
scientific theory
These organisms each only organisms other than plants.
carnivores
All life forms have a method by which they ____ _____ from the surrounds and convert it into energy that sustains them.
extract energy
This is the most specific level of the current hierarchical classification scheme for biology.
An abrupt and marked change in DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents.
mutation
"An object at rest stays at rest" is the first part of this scientific law.
Newton's first law of motion
Organisms that can make their own food. The scientific word for producers.
autotrophs
All life forms contain _____ in their cells.
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
All prokaryotic celled organisms are classified in this kingdom.
Kingdom Monera
The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions.
abiogenesis
Shakespeare was referencing this debunked scientific law when he wrote, "Doth the sun not breed maggots in a dead dog?"
law of spontaneous generation
Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food. The scientific word for consumer.
heterotrophs
Animals have cells with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles called _____ cells.
eukaryotic cells
A standard way to name an organism with its genus and species.
binomial nomenclature
Panthera leo
lion