SCIENTIFIC REASONIG / BASIC BIO
The study of an organism's shape and structure.
Anatomy
A simple leaf has how many parts?
2
This muscle helps you breathe by contracting to create more space in your thoracic cavity.
Diaphragm
The smallest group of primates that look the least like monkeys.
Prosimians
Vase-based structure found in the center of a flower.
Pistil
Within an experiment, this group is used for a standard base of comparison.
Control Group
Leaves have a(n) _____ arrangement when three or more leaves growing from the same node.
Whorled
These joints are found in your shoulders and hips.
Ball and Socket
2/3 of all insectivores are ___.
Shrews
Second layer of skin.
Dermis
___ is reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion.
Inductive Reasoning
A tiny shoot that will become the stem and leaves.
Plumule
Largest part of the brain; responsible for our conscious thought and reasoning.
Cerebrum
This term means capable of grabbing.
Prehensile
The _____ skeleton inlcudes the eighty bones of the head, spine, and ribs.
Axial Skeleton
Father of the scientific method.
Sir Frances Bacon
The pistil of a flower consists of the stigma, ___, and ovary.
Style
This is known as your master gland.
Pituitary Gland
Toothed whale with a triangular dorsal fin.
Porpoise
Teeth used for cuting and biting.
Incisors
A way of explaining an object or event by using a set of facts known as a scientific ________.
Scientific Theory
This part of the stamen produces pollen.
Anther
This tissue usually lacks blood vessels and has cells that fit tightly together.
Epithelial
Another word for whiskers.
Vibrassae
____ nerve fibers transmit messages from the CNS to muscles and other organs.
Motor