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Biology - One
Biology - Chapter One
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The science that specializes in the study of all life is | biology |
| The ancient who founded the systemized study of natural history was | Aristotle |
| The first person to study the dissected human body was | Vesalius |
| The word biology was coined by | Lemarck |
| In general, the world of life is knnown as | nature |
| Any individual living plant or animal is appropriately termed a(an) | organism |
| Living things to small to be seen with the naked eye are called | microorganisms |
| The study of plants and animals in their natural environment is known as the science of | ecology |
| The name Galen is correctly associated with the founding of the science of | anatomy |
| The circulation of blood in the human body was first demonstrated by | Harvey |
| A tentative conclusion based on observation is the | hypothesis |
| Redi disproved the theory of _____________ (2 words of flies | spontaneous generation |
| Laboratory specimens that cannot be seen by the naked eye can be studies by using a light | microscope |
| The word species refers to each different kind of | organism |
| A device used to locate and measure radioactivity is the | Geiger counter |
| Gamma rays, X rays, and ultraviolet light carry a great deal of | energy |
| An ocular is an essential part of the ___________ microscope | light |
| The word micrograph is best associated with the ______________ microscope | electron |
| X rays were discovered by | Roentgen |
| The ability of a microscope to enlarge an image is called | magnification |
| An example of a natural science is | biology |
| Theophrastus is known as the "ancient father of _______________" | botany |
| The "cells" in cork were named by | Hooke |
| The study of comparative anatomy was founded by | Cuvier |
| The system of binomial nomenclature was developed by | Linnaeus |
| The branch of biology that deals with function is | physiology |
| Included in the study of botany would be | dandelions |
| Inheritance and variation in living things are explained by the science of | genetics |
| The study of animals and their life histories is known as | zoology |
| X-ray diffraction techniques were used to determine the structure of | DNA |
| The science of development is called | embryology |
| A check on an experiment is a(an) | control |
| A blanket idea covering several related principles is called a | concept |
| A microgram or its fraction can be weighed most accurately on a balance known as a(an) | analytical |
| Respiratory gases can be measured by using a device called a (an) | manometer |
| The quality of microscope is judged by its | resolving power |
| A three-dimensional photograph of a specimen is made possible by the type of microscope known as | high-voltage electron |
| A scientist who seeks to solve biological problems by applying the principles of the scientific method is approximately called a | research worker |
| The types of substances used to prevent disease are | vaccines |
| Scientists who specialized in tracking the pathways of disease outbreaks are | epidemiologists |
| The purpose of the scientific method is to ___________ scientific problems | solve |
| _______________ is the first step in the scientific method | observation |
| The 17th century notion of _________(2 words) supported the belief that decaying meat produces flies | spontaneous generation |
| Malphigi was the first person to describe the change in the body ____________ of the silkworm | color |
| Physiology is the branch of biology that studies body | function |
| A hypothesis is a tentative ___________ obtained from a set of observations | conclusion |
| Another term for a disease-producing microorganism is | germ |
| The control jar in Redi's blowfly experiment was covered with | parchment |
| __________ is a respiratory disease carried by rodents in the Southwest | hanta virus |
| ___________ are scientists who develop formulas for medicines | Pharmacologists |
| A proved _________ becomes a theory | hypothesis |
| A combination of mathematics and statistics applied to facts of biology is known as | biometrics |
| Amino acids in proteins can be separated by using electrical charges in a process known as a | electrophoresis |
| The microscope that can magnify more than 200,000 times is the _________ microscope | electron |
| The ability to distinguish two closely positioned points separately is known as | resolving power |
| Living, transparent microscope organisms are best viewed by using either an __________ or phase contrast microscope | darkfield |
| The human eye cannot resolve | electrons |
| __________ engineering uses microscope o | genetic |
| A cytologist studies the | cell |
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