Abeka 7th Grade Science Test 1

anatomy

The study of the body structure

order

What level of classification is directly below class?

animals

What does the term fauna describe?

species

What term refers to a distinct type of living thing?

one

How many independent variables will a good scientist experiment include?

control group

Some experiments include a group that is used as a standard for comparison. The factor being tested is present in the other groups but is absent in this group. What type of group is this?

hypothesis

What is the scientific term for a sensible explanation to a problem?

body structure

What is the primary basis for classifying living things?

explaining human society

is not a major part of science

controlled variables

What are the conditions in an experiment that are the same for all groups?

cellular respiration

In what process do cells combine substances from food with oxygen to make energy?

homeostasis

The stable internal condition that a living thing must maintain to survive is called?

organisms

The scientific term for living things is?

Sir Francis Bacon

The Englishman who introduced the scientific method was?

inductive

Reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion is ______________ reasoning.

inference

A conclusion based o reasoning from evidence to a(n)?

metabolism

The sum of all the chemical processes of life is called?

observing

The three main steps of any scientific method are hypothesizing, ________________________, and experimenting.

model

Because a photograph of dog provides a partial representation of what dogs are like, it is a scientific _____________ of dogs/

aquatic environment

general term for a water environment

terrestrial environment

includes meadow, desert, and mountain environments

marine environment

seas and oceans

arboreal environment

trees

intertidal zone

area between the highest and lowest points that the tide reaches

taxonomy

What is the science of classification?

habitat

What is a living thing's home within its environment called?

nutrients

What are substances in food that provide living things with energy?

Carolus Linnaeus

Who is considered the Father of Taxonomy?

hydrothermal vents

What are the hot springs on the ocean floor called?

logic

What is the term for the study of reasoning?

deductive reasoning

What kind of reasoning uses general evidence to come to a more specific conclusion?

dormant (or dormancy)

What term describes a living thing in an inactive state, like hibernation, that it enters to conserve energy?

data

The scientific term for facts about nature is?

species

If Panthera leo i is the scientific name for the lion, leo is the ____________ name.

reproduction

The process by which life continues through a generation of new living things is?

multicellular

A plant or animal that consists of many cells with different purpose is

law

A scientific idea that has survived many experiments and observations without being proved false is a

cell

The smallest unit of a living things that can be said to be alive is a

John Ray

The modern definition of the word species was developed by

nocturnal

A ________________ living thing is active at night

arboreal environment

What kind of environment would a robin live in?

zoology

Dr. Gains is studying the eating habits of sea turtles. In what branch of biology is Dr. Gains working?

tree

an example of flora

Animalia

Which kingdom includes the lions (panthera leo)

Use your book to study this

Describe the three types of symmetry found in living things and give an example of each type.