The Nature of Science
What is an Engineer
Someone who designs or builds something
What is biology
The study of life
What is taxonomy
The study of classification
What is cell division
The division of a cell into 2 daughter cells
What is a hypothesis
An educated prediction using if... then....
What is a biologist
Someone who studies life
What is an invertebrate
An animal that does not have a backbone
What is interphase
the resting phase between mitosis
What is a claim
A statement that answers the hypothesis
Anything made up of living cells
What is a taxon
A group of any classification
what are Daughter cells
the result of a parent cell going through mitosis
What is evidence
Data that supports your claim
What is the cell theory
The theory that all living organisms are made of cells
What is a Mollusca
A type of organism that lives mostly in water and has a soft unsegmented body. Usually has a shell
What is cancer
when cells produce uncontrolably
What is qualitative data
What is metabolism
The chemical reaction of cells in the body that convert food to energy
What is peptidoglycan
a substance that forms the cell wall of many bacteria
Somatic cells
any living cell other than reproductice cells