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 |