Key Vocab (life Science Ch1)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Binomial Nomenclature | Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name |
| Biogenesis | the production of living organisms from other living organisms |
| cell | basic unit of life |
| genus | First and Always Capitalized |
| Hypothesis | an educated guess |
| Law | a summary of many experimental results and observations; a _____ tells how things work |
| Organism | Any living thing |
| Spontaneus Generation | an idea that life came from non-living things |
| Theory | idea that explains something and is supported by data |
| Life Span | How long an organism lives |
| Data | information gathered from observations |
| Taxonomy | Study of Classifacation |
| Stimulus | something that causes a response |
| Homeostasis | , the ability of a living thing to keep conditions inside its body constant |
| Variable | something in an experiment that can change |
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