Fill-In-The-Blank (1 pt. ea.)
1. "Biology" is defined as the "scientific study of life".
2. "Botany" is defined as the "scientific study of plants".
3. "Zoology" is defined as the "scientific study of animals".
4. "Entomology" is defined as the "scientific study of insects". (The Greek word "entomon" means "insect".)
5. "Etymology" is defined as "the study of the derivations of words". (An "etymon" is an earlier form of a word in the same language or in an ancestrial language.)
6. "Taxonomy" is the old name for the scientific classification of living organisms.
7. "Systematics" is the new name for the scientific classification of living organisms.
8. "Semantics" is defined as the study of the meanings of words, changes in the meanings of words and the politics of the meanings of words.
9. The drip point is the tip of a tree leaf that is pointed so that it sheds water easily.
10. The petiole is the stem of a leaf and the pedicel is the stem of a flower.
11. The blade is the expanded portion of a leaf that functions like a solar panel to capture sunlight for photosynthesis.
12. Vascular tissues are those tissues that carry food, nutrients and water through an organism.
13. In animals, the veins are the blood vessels that blood flows through passively and the arteries are the blood vessels that the heart pumps blood through.
14.The veins of a leaf are found in the blade of the leaf and are made mostly of the vascular tissues xylem and phloem.
15. The term "venation" refers to the pattern of the veins in a leaf.
16. Ficus, Tenodera, Homo and Microcentrum are four genera that we have talked about in class already this year.
17. The singular form of the word genera is genus.
18. The plural form of the word genus is genera.
19. The plural of the word "species" is species.
20. The word "literally" means "as it is written" or "as it reads."
21. The prefix "trans-" means "across".
22. The word root "port" means "to carry".
23. The word "transport" literally means "to carry across".
24. The suffix "-scribe, -script" means "to write".
25. The word "transcribe" literally means "to write across".
26. ??? is the shorthand notation for the word "and".
27. ??? is the shorthand notation for the word "approximately".
28. ??? is the shorthand notation for the word "therefore".
29. The four states/phases of matter are solids, liquids, gases and plasma.
30. A(n) fluid can be defined as "any substance that has flow".
31. The prefix "bi-/di-" means "two".
32. The word "arid" means "dry". (The oriental praying mantis that we saw in class is in the species Tenodera aridifolia. The specific epithet refers to the wings looking like foliage that is drying out.)
33. The word "foliage" means "leaves".
34. The prefix "pseudo-" means "false".
35. The prefix "eu-" means "true".
36. The word root "nom/-nym" means "name".
37. A(n) "rhombus" is a type of parallelogram (usually) without right angles.
38. In general, the term "centrum" means "center or central mass" such as the central portion of a head or vertebra. (The angular-winged katydid that we saw in class is in the species Microcentrum rhombifolium. The specific epithet refers to the wings looking like rhomboid-shaped leaves. They are very hard to see in a tree because they blend in so well. These insects are well camouflaged.)
39. A(n) epithet is defined as a characterizing word or phrase for something.
40. Binomial nomenclature refers to the naming of a species with two names. (This was first proposed by Carolus Linnaeus along with the seven levels of classification for plants.)
41. The first name in the scientific name of a species is called the genus of that species.
42. The second name in the scientific name of a species is called the specific epithet of that species.
43. The word "corporal" means "of or relating to the body."
44. The term "evolution" in general refers to "any slow change in something".
45. Thermal energy refers to the kinetic energy (vibration) of the atoms and molecules of a substance (and is measured in either calories of temperature).
46. Temperature is defined as "the average kinetic energy of the atoms and molecules of a substance" and is measured in degrees.
47. Heat is defined as "the total kinetic energy of the atoms and molecules of a sample" and is measured in calories.
[Remember, only twenty of the bold terms in the above study guide will be asked on Tuesday's quiz. Notice that the names of genera, the names of species, Linnaeus and other terms are NOT bold terms so they will not be asked for until Friday's exam.][It is your responsibility to check this study guide against your notes for errors.]
