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Living Enviroment

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Science   an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world.  
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Observation   the first step of a scientific investigation  
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Inference   a logical interpretation based on what scientists already know  
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Hypothesis   a scientific explanation for a set of observations hat can be tested in ways that support or reject it.  
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Controlled Experiment   an experiment where some aspect of the experiment is controlled like the subject, environment, specimen, variable, etc.  
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Independent Variable   the variable that is deliberately changed  
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Dependent Variable   the variable that is observed in response to the independent variable  
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Control Group   the group that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable  
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Data   detailed records of experimental observations  
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Theory    
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Bias   a particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific  
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Biology   the study of life  
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DNA   contains all the information needed to live, grow, and reproduce  
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Stimulus   a signal to which an organism responds  
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Homeostasis   when an organisms internal environment is relatively stable  
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Metabolism   the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials  
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Biosphere   "Living Planet" all life forms are connected to it  
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