Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method
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What is growth?
Living organisms develop and increase in mass, size and numbers.
The naming system helps prevent what?
Confusion and miscommunication
This makes up the scientific name of an organism.
genus and species
What is the third step in the scientific method
Hypothesis
What is nutrition ?
All living organisms need food, which is used as a source of energy. Plants make their food during photosynthesis. Animals get their food by eating plants or other animals.
What is one of the binomial rules?
1. Handwritten names are underlined.
2. The genus name begins with an uppercase, and the species name begins with a lowercase letter.
The science of classification is called ________
taxonomy
What is qualitative observations
Descriptions that do not include measurements
(E.g., The weather outside is hot and humid today).
How do plants move? How do animals move?
Plants show growth movements, such as growing toward the light. Most animals can move from place to place to find food or a mate.
What is the specific name for Tiger (use the binomial rules)
Panthera tigris
The most general classification
Kingdom
What is inference ?
An assumption or prediction about something that you observe. It may or may not be correct.
what is the production of new organisms like themselves called?
Reproduction
What is observation ?
Observation means using our five senses to take note of our surroundings.
Observations should be specific and factual.
What is the most specific classification
Species
What is a Hypothesis?
●It is an educated guess based on your observations and research.What is the dependent variable
All living organisms get rid of waste produced in cells. what is this called?
Excretion
What are the categories in the hierarchical system?
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Who developed the binomial system
Carl Linnaeus