Question | Answer |
Inference | observing something and making an assumption about your observation |
Unbiased | not having a strong opinion towards something |
Hypothesis | a prediction that can be tested |
Dependent Variable | the object that reacts in an experiment |
Dichotomous Key | a tool used to identift objects |
Cell | smallest unit of any organism that can work alone |
Tissue | a group of cells working together |
Organ System | a group of organs working towards a common goal |
Organ | a group of tissues working together |
Organism | an individual life form |
Unicellular | organism with only one cell and classified as a prokaryote |
Multicellular | organism with many cell types, has a nucleus in each cell, and classified as a eukaryote |
Eukaryote | has a nucleus, has linear DNA, has cytoplasm filled with membrane-bound organelles |
Prokaryote | has no nucleus, circular DNA, no membrane-bound organelles |
Cilia | tiny,hair-like structures that help protists move |
Flagella | a whip-like stucture that help protists move |
Binomial Nomenclature | two word naming system used to name organisms |
Dominant Traits | unattached earlobes, dimples |
Recessive Traits | uni-brow, hitchhiker's thumb |
Selective Breeding | the process of breeding plants and animals for specific genetic traits |
Vestigial | organs remaining or surviving in an imperfect form |
Embroyology | the study of the development of the embryo to the fetus stage |
Homologous Trait | ant characteristic derived from a common ancestor |
Analogous | similar funtion but having a different evolutionary orgin |
Proton | the part of the atom that has a positive charge |
Electron | a part of the atom that has a negative charge |
Atomic Number | equals the number of protons |
Mass Number | number of protons and neutrons |