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2012biologytest1
first set of cards for the test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atoms, elements, compounds | matter floating in space |
| What happened to all the matter when it came together | It started spinning |
| What does collide mean? | to crash or bump into very hard |
| craters | large holes on earth from large pieces of matter hitting earth |
| What are some elements that was floating in space in the beginning? | hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen |
| Why is the element carbon important? | This element is the main element of living organisms. |
| What are compounds? | substances that are created when elements combine with other elements to make new substances |
| What were the first organisms called | microorganisms |
| Where did the first organisms form? | in the ocean |
| What does evidence mean? | proof that something happened even if we didn't see it |
| What proof did we have that microorganisms started in the ocean? | Scientists found old rocks on top of mountains that contained fossils |
| What is a fossil? | evidence or remains or impressions of things that do not exist in the present day |
| What organisms came after the single celled ones | multicellular organisms |
| What is the study of classifying organisms | taxonomy |
| What is the study of all living things | biology |
| What is the study of a group of organisms and their interaction in their habitat | ecology |
| Who are the two men that created taxonomy | Aristotle and Linneaus |
| What are the 7 groups of classification in order smallest to largest | species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kindgom |
| What name is used by scientists to talk about living organisms | scientifc names |
| What is the first word in the scientific name? | the genus name from the taxonomic levels |
| What is the scientific name for humans living now | homo sapiens |
| What is the second part of a scientific name? | The species name from the taxonomic levels |
| What is the force that keeps matter together? | gravity |