What is science?
What is the first step in the scientific method?
State the problem
What is a organism?
Any living thing
What is the theory of spontaneous generation?
the theory that living things come from nonliving things
What is phylogeny?
the history of a organism that changes over time
What is the second step in the scientific method?
Gather information
What is a cell?
Smallest unit of life
What is the theory of biogenesis?
the theory of living things only coming from other living things
What is kingdom?
the first and largest category
What is the third step in the scientific method?
Form a hypothesis
What is homeostasis?
process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
What was John Needham's hypothesis?
His hypothesis was that when he boiled broth in sealed flasks they got all foggy with microorganisms and thought that it was spontaneous generation.
What is binomial nomenclature?
the system that scientist use daily to name organisms
What is the fourth step in the scientific method?
Test the hypothesis
What does every organism have in common?
They all need air, water, food, energy, a place to live
What was Alexander Oparin's hypothesis?
His hypothesis was that earth's atmosphere was only made up of methane, water vapor, ammonia, hydrogen and no oxygen
What is genus?
a group of the same or similar species
What is the fifth step in the scientific method?
Analyze data
What do organisms need to survive?
air, water, food, energy, place to live/shelter or protection
What was Francesco Redi's hypothesis?
His hypothesis was that when he put rotten meat in a jar and there was maggots in it, he figured that they just came from fly eggs and not from the meat.
How many kingdoms are there?
there is 6 in total