Which branch of biology studies the relationships between organisms and their environment?
Ecology
What is the logic error in which someone assumes a change in one factor caused a change in another factor only because the second change occurred after the first?
post-hoc fallacy
Which valid form of inference supposes that when the consequent is false, the antecedent must be false?
Denying the consequent
What are roots that have no main section but instead spread out, forming a tangled mass called?
Fibrous Roots
What ar ethe smallest particles into which an element may be broke down without changing the identity of the element?
Atoms
Which term refers to the methodical testing of scientific ideas?
Experimentation
What is a model of a design used for testing?
prototype
What is the amount of gravitational pull on an object?
Weight
What is the study of plants called?
Botany
What is the amount of force exerted upon a surface per unit of area?
Pressure
What is the study of reasoning called?
Logic
Which type of variable is the same in all groups?
Control
What factor is changed to test a hypothesis?
Independent variable
Which type of plant tissue is responsible for the growth and repair of plant parts?
Meristematic
In which state of matter do the particles have enough energy to move freely, but not enough to overcome their attraction for each other?
Liquid
What is the science of classification?
Taxonomy
Experimental
What is a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence?
Inference
What type of venation does a leaf have if small veins extend outward from a single main vein?
Pinnate
Which element does the symbol Pb stand for?
Lead
Who developed the scientific method?
Sir Francis Bacon
In logic, what is a statement of fact called?
Logic
What is the amount of matter in an object?
Mass
Which part of a plant embryo develops into a stem and leaves?
Plumule
What is the ratio of mass to volume?
Density