Science Basics
The study of living things
Life science / biology
The broadest level of classification of organisms is called a...
domain
A _____ organism only has one cell.
unicellular
The "brain" of the cell
Nucleus
A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question
hypothesis
Another word for living things: cats, dogs, fish, plants, bugs, and you!
Organism
Most of this kingdom are multicellular eukaryotes, including molds, mildew, and mushrooms.
Fungi
Organisms that can make their own food (such as plants) are called...
autotrophs
Mitochondria
An observation involving numbers, measurements, or amounts
quantitative observation
Is astrology scientific? Why or why not?
Not, because it cannot be tested or verified.
_____ are organisms whose cells lack a nucleus.
Prokaryotes
The maintenance of stable internal conditions in a living thing.
homeostasis
Plants
The variable that changes in response to the manipulated/independent variable is the...
responding/dependent variable
Factors that can change (or vary) in an experiment)
Variables
Binomial nomenclature is a naming system in which organisms are named by their _____ followed by _____.
genus; species
This process often occurs with growth, but is the process of change that occurs during an organism's life to produce a more complex organism.
Development
A small membrane surrounding the nucleus
Nuclear membrane/envelope
An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated
Controlled experiment
Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observation
Data
Any unicellular extremophile would be classified in this domain.
Archaea
The incorrect and disproven idea that rotting meat produces maggots is an example of...
spontaneous generation
Protein-producing factories
ribosomes
What is the difference between an inference and a prediction?
A prediction forecasts what will happen in the future. An inference is a potential explanation for an observation (in the "here and now").