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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| taxonomic key | Used to help identify organisms |
| seven levels of clasifications | kindom, Phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
| classification | process of grouping things based on their similarities |
| taxinomy | the study of how living things are classified |
| genus | the first part of an organisms scientific name |
| species | the second part of an organisms scientific name |
| prokaryote | an organism whos cells lack a nucleus and somtimes other cell structures |
| eukaryote | an organism with cells that contain nucli and other cell structures |
| autotroph | an organism that makes its own food |
| heterotroph | an organism that can not make its own food |
| cell | a basic unit of structure and function in organism |
| unicellur | single celled organism |
| multicellular | organisms composed of many cells |
| developement | process of change durring an organisms life |
| homeostatis | the maitnences of stable internal conditions |
| species | the most specific classification that describes organisms that can produce offspring. |
| scientific inquiry | the diverse way in which scientists study the natural world |
| variable | any factor that can change in an expierement |
| inference | an interpritation of an observation that is based on evidence or prior knowledge |
| data | the facts, figures, and other evidence gathered though observation |
| responding variable | the variable that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated variable in an expierement |