Scientific Classification
Who was known as the "father" of taxonomy?
Carl Linnaeus
This system consists of the hair, skin, and nails and serves to protect the body.
Integumentary System
The femur is an example of a ___ bone.
Long Bone
A simple leaf has how many parts?
2
In an experiment, this group is used as a standard base of comparison.
Control Group
The study of living things.
Biology
What is the third division within each kingdom?
Class
This is known as the “pickup and delivery system” of the body.
Cardiovascular System
These bones typically protect vital organs.
Flat Bones
When three or more leaves grow from the same node the plant is said to have what kind of arrangement?
Whorled Arrangement
This reasoning goes from specific evidence to a more a general conclusion.
Inductive Reasoning
Plant life is also known as ___.
Flora
Plant-like organisms that do NOT make their own food belong to what kingdom?
Kingdom Fungi
The dome-shaped muscle that allows you to breathe.
Diaphragm
Most of your body’s short bones are found where?
Wrists & Ankles
These plants live through two growing seasons to complete their life cycle.
Biennials
A conclusion based on reasoning from evidence.
Inference
The study of an organism’s shape and structure.
Anatomy
What two things make up the scientific name of an organism?
Genus & Species
This system works with your body’s immune system to protect you from disease.
Lymphatic System
The place where two or more bones meet.
Joint
Vase-shaped structure found in the center of a flower.
Pistil
I want to know how the amount of oxygen in the water affects the lifespan of the oyster population. What is the dependent variable?
Oyster Lifespan
This branch of biology links all branches of biology together.
Ecology
Who is credited with creating the scientific method?
Sir Francis Bacon
Anatomists divide the skeleton into two parts: the first part which includes the eighty bones of the head, spine, and ribs is called what?
Axial Skeleton
Bones in movable joints are connected by ____.
Ligaments
This small root ultimately develops into the root system of the plant.
Radicle
Brett sets up an experiment to test how sound waves are affected by the type of medium through which they travel. What is the IV?
The medium through which the sound waves travel.
In humans and many other organisms, the cells produce ATP by combining nutrients with oxygen through what process?
Cellular Respiration