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| genus |
a group of similar species |
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| binomial nomenclature |
the two word naming system that Linnaeus used to name the various species |
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| kingdom |
the first and largest category of the classification system |
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| phylogeny |
the evolutionary history of an organism |
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| common name |
a nonscientific term that may vary from region to region |
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| biogenesis |
the theory that living things come only from other living things |
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| spontaneous generation |
the idea that living things come from nonliving things |
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| contaminate |
to make impure by coming into contact with an unwanted substance |
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| homeostasis |
an organism's ability to keep the proper conditions inside no matter what is going on outside the organism |
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| cell |
the smallest unit of an organism that carries on the functions of life |
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| organism |
any living thing |
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| raw materials |
substances needed by organisms to make other necessary substances |
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| law |
a statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true all the time |
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| theory |
an explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge that is the result of many observations and experiments |
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| variable |
something in an experiment that can change |
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| control |
the standard to which the outcome of a test is compared |
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| hypothesis |
a prediction that can be tested |
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| scientific methods |
a series of procedures used to solve problems and answer questions |
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| experiment |
using controlled conditions to test a prediction |
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