 | Term | Definition |
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science |
organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world |
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observation |
the process of gathering information about events or processes in a careful, orderly way |
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data |
the information gathered from a observation |
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inference |
is a logical interpetation based on prior knowledge or experience (logical prediction) |
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hypothesis |
a proposed scientific explanation for a set of observation |
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spontanious generation |
life could arise from nonliving matter |
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controlled experiments |
whenever possible, a hypothesis should be tested by an experiment in which only on variable is changed in time. All other variables should be kept unchanged or controlled |
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manipulated variable |
deliberatly changed |
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responding variable |
observed and that changes in respnse to the manipulated variable |
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theory |
well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations |
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biology |
science that seeks to understand the living world |
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cell |
a collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that seperates the cell from its surroundings |
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sexual reproduction |
two cells from different parents unite to produce the first cell of the new organism |
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asexual reproduction |
the new organism has a single parent |
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metabolism |
the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes |
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stimulus |
singal to which an organism responds |
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homeostasis |
the process of staying alive |
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metric system |
deciamal system of measurment whose untis are based on certain physical standards and are scaled on multiples of 10 |
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