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vocabulary
| Vocab Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| organisms | living things |
| cells | smallest units carrying on life functions |
| binomial nomenclature | naming system developed by Linnaeus |
| kingdom | first and largest category in the classification used today |
| law | a statement about how things work in nature |
| homeostasis | ability to maintain a steady condition |
| phylogeny | history of how an organism has changed over time |
| genus | groups of similar species |
| spontaneous generation | Idea that living things come from nonliving things |
| biogenesis | idea that living things come only other from living things |
| scientific methods | organized steps to solve a problem |
| hypothesis | prediction that can be tested |
| variable | what is being tested in an experiment |
| control | standard used to compare the test materials |
| theory | explanation biased on many observations |