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15 Cards in this Set
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binomal nomenclature
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two word naming system that gives all orginisms their scientific name.
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biogenesis
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theory that living things come only from other living things.
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cell
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smallest unit of an orginism that can carry on life functions.
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control
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standard to which the outcome of a test is compared.
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genus
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first word of the two-worded scientific name used to identify a group of similar species
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homeostasis
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regulation of an orginisms internal, life maintaining conditions
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hypothesis
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prediction that can be tested
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kingdom
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first and largest category used to classify orginism.
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law
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statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true consistently
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organism
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any living thing
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phylogeny
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evolutionary history of an orginism; used today to group orginisms into six kingdoms
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scientific methods
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procedures used to solve problems and answer questions that can include stating the probleml, gathering information, forming a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis with an experiment, anylazing data, and drawing concluusions.
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spotaneous generation
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idea that living things come from non living things
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theory
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explanation of things or events based on scientific knowlegde resulting from many observations and experiments
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variable
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something in an experiment that can change
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