Multiple Choice
What level of classification is directly below class?
Order
The scientific term for living things is?
organisms
includes meadow, desert, and mountain environments
terrestrial environment
What does the term fauna descibe?
Animals
The Englishman who introduced the scientific method was?
Sir Francis Bacon
seas and oceans
marine environment
What term refers to a distinct type of living thing?
Species
Reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion is what type of reasoning?
inductive
trees
arboreal environment
How many independent variables will a good scientific experiment include?
One
A conclusion based on reasoning from evidence is?
inference
area between the highest and lowest points that the tide reaches
intertidal zone
Some experiments include a group that is used as a standard for comparison. The factor being tested is present in the other groups but is absent in this group. What type of group is this?
Control Group
The sum of all the chemical processes of life is called?
metabolism
What is the scientific term for a sensible explanation to a problem?
hypothesis
The three main steps of any scientific method are hypothesizing,_______, and experimenting.
observing/observation
What is the primary basis for classifying living things?
body structure
Because a photograph of a dog provides a partial representation of what dogs are like, it is a scientific ______ of dogs.
model
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of science?
a. using creation for man's benefit
b. explaining human society
c. discovering the laws of creation
d. observing nature carefully
What are conditions in an experiment that are the same for all groups?
controlled vatriables
In what process do cells combine substnces from food with oxygen to make energy?
cellular respiration