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major subdivisions of all organisms | domains |
another system of grouping organisms divides all life into six major categories | kingdoms |
the branch of biology that studies organisms interacting with each other and with the environment. | ecology |
A dichotomous key is used to | organize organisms |
why do birds fly south for the winter? | Living things respond to their environment. |
The domain containing Kingdom Fungi, Protista, Animalia and Plantae | Eukarya |
What is the science of identifying, classifying, and naming living things called? * | taxonomy |
list an example of something not a characteristic of all living things | ability to move |
How many domains exist currently? | three |
How many domains contain only one kingdom? * | two |
List the taxa from broadest to the most specific | Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
A scientific name contains information about its | genus and species |
The current classification system was devised by | Linneaus |
If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same | kingdom |
A statement that forecasts what would happen in a test is known as a (an) | prediction |
A testable statement that explains observations is a (an) * | hypothesis |
The process of science begins with this * | observation |
How many variables should a controlled experiment have? * | one |
A field biologist who studies the behavior of birds in a rain forest most likely collects data through | observation |
Constructing a bar graph would be an example of | organizing data |
A highly tested, generally accepted principle best describes a (an) | theory |
This is sometimes called the "manipulated variable" * | independent variable |
True/False) Many scientists use statistics to determine the relationships between variables | True |
(True/False) Data measured in numbers is known as "Quantitative Data" | True |
True/False) Most experiments measure the dependent variable | True |