FLASHCARD 2 - Science: Order & Design (Sections 1.4-1.5)

Front

What term refers to facts about nature?

Back

data

Front

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

Back

controlled variables

Front

What is the first part of an organism's scientific name?

Back

genus

Front

What is the first step Hannah should take when using the scientific method to investigate why plants grow faster in sunlight?

Back

State the problem

Front

Who introduced the scientific method?

Back

Sir Francis Bacon

Front

The group of plants that receives the new fertilizer is called the ________ group.

Back

experimental

Front

Aria is studying the history of biological classification. She learns that the original kingdoms were Plantae and _____. What is the missing kingdom?

Back

Animalia

Front

In Eleanor's experiment on chicken egg hatching, temperature is the ___ variable.

Back

independent

Front

Abigail is organizing her bookshelf using a system similar to Linnaeus's classification. She sorts the books by kingdom, phylum, class, ___, family, genus, and species. Which category should Abigail use to fill in the blank?

Back

order

Front

In science, explaining an object or event by using a set of facts is a(n) ____.

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theory