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| Analysis | The process of reviewing data (deciphering and interpretting) to see what the data means (patterns or stories). |
| Animals | A kingdom of life that includes multicellular heterotrophic eukaryotes that have specialized tissues. |
| Archaebacteria | A kingdom of life that includes unicellular, autotrophic or heterotrophic prokaryotic organisms. |
| Aristotle | The scientist that developed the first classification system (based on how they move) |
| Autotroph | An organism that can make its own food. |
| Binomial Nomenclature | Naming system using two names: <I>Genus species</I> |
| Biogenesis | The scientific theory that living things come from living things |
| Cell | The basic unit of structure and function in an organism |
| Classification | The process of grouping things based on their similarities. |
| Conclusion | The last step of the scientific method where one reviews the outcome of an experiment, explains the experiment's significance, and develops further questions to study. |
| Controlled Experiment | An experiment in which all factors are identical except one. |
| Controlled Variables | The factors that are kept constant (the same) in an experiment to isolate the effect of the manipulated variable on the outcome to create a "Fair Test." |
| Development | The process of change that occurs during an organisms' life to produce a more complex organism. |
| Energy (Biological) | A basic need that all organisms have for survival that provides the ability to do work. |
| Eubacteria | A kingdom of life that includes unicellular, autotrophic or heterotrophic, prokaryotic organisms. |
| Eukaryote | An organism with cells that contain nuclei and other cell structures (organelles). |
| Evolution | The process by which species gradually change over time. |
| Fossil | The trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock (often sedimentary) or other substance. |
| Fungi | A kingdom of life that includes multicellular or unicellular, heterotrophic, eukaryotic organisms. |
| Genus | A classification grouping that consists of a number of similar, closely related species. |
| Heterotroph | An organism that cannot make its own food and relies on others to harness energy into food. |
| Homeostasis | The ability of an organism to maintain stable internal conditions despite changes in its surroundings. |
| Hypothesis | A prediction of an outcome, or a possible explanation. generally based on tentatively accepted reasoning - An Educated Guess. |
| Inference | An explanation or conclusion based on assumptions. |
| Kingdom | Largest classification group of life** |
| Life span | The length of time an organism is expected to live. |
| Linnaeus | The scientist who developed the system of naming organisms that we use today. (binomial nomenclature) |
| Manipulated Variable | The one factor that a scientist changes and tests during a controlled experiment. (Independent Variable - X-Axis) |
| Multicellular | A type of organism that is made up of many cells. |
| Nucleic Acids | One of the basic building blocks of life that contains chemical instructions that directs the cell's activities (DNA & RNA) |
| Nucleus | A dense area in a eukaryotic cell that contains nucleic acids, the chemical instructions that directs the cell's activities. |
| Organelles | Speciallized structures found within cells that carry on distinct funtions. |
| Organism | A living thing. |
| Pasteur | The scientist who made the discovery of biogenesis |
| Plants | A kingdom of life that includes multicellular, autotrophic, eukayotes. |
| Prokaryote | An organism whose cell lacks a nucleus and other cell structures (organelles) |
| Protists | A kingdom of life that includes unicellular or multicelluar, autotrophic or heterotrophic, eukaryotes. |
| Purpose | The question or problem that one seeks to answer in Science. |
| Qualitative Observation | An observation obtained using the 5 senses that describes characteristics or properties (can be subjective - colors, texture, smell, shape, sound, etc.). |
| Quantitative Observation | An observation based on numbers obtained by measuring or counting that MUST include UNITS. |
| Redi | The scientist who first did controlled experiments to disprove spontaneous generation |
| Reproduction | The act of creating offspring that are similar to the parents, a process that continues life on Earth. |
| Responding Variable | The factor that is measured and recorded in an experiment to gather data/results. (Dependent Variable - Y-Axis) |
| Response | An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus. |
| Scientific Methods | A systematic way (organized steps) of solving problems or finding answers |
| SI | System Internationale - the scientific measuring system AKA the Metric System |
| Species | Smallest classification group of similar organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring in nature. |
| Spontaneous Generation | The disproved theory that living things arise from non-living sources. |
| Stimulus | A change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react. |
| Taxonomists | Scientists who work in the field of classification |
| Taxonomy | The scienctific study of how living things are classified. |
| The 6 Kingdoms | Acheabacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia |
| The GOAL of life (for any organism) | to "live long and prosper" - meaning to Survive and Reproduce |
| The GOAL of Science | to learn about and understand the Universe around us |
| Tissue | A group of similar cells that function together |
| Unicellular | A type of organism that is made up of a single cell. |
| Variable | Any factor that can change in an experiment. |
| -ic, -id, -ive, -ite, -ity, -ar , -al | a condition of being |
| -ist / -er | one who (does) |
| -sis / -sys / -tion / -sion | the act of |
| auto | self |
| bi | two |
| bio | life |
| botan - (botane) | a plant, pasture, fodder, grass |
| cell | a granary, store-house, or small room |
| de- | from, out, down |
| di- | two, separate |
| duc | to lead |
| e- | out, without, from |
| entom | insect |
| etym | truth (word roots) |
| eu | good, well |
| gene | origin, birth |
| hetero | other, different |
| homeo | same, alike |
| hypo | beneath, under |
| kary | a nut, the nucleus |
| man | hand |
| mono | one |
| multi- | many |
| nom | name |
| nucle | a little nut, the nucleus |
| organ | organ |
| phyl | a tribe |
| pro | before |
| re- | again |
| stat / stas | standing |
| stimul | goad |
| thesis | the act of arranging |
| tri | three |
| troph | nourish, feed |
| uni- | one |
| vari | change |
| volut | roll, turn |
