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Bio Chapter 1 HC
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world. | Science |
| The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way. | Observation |
| Logical interpretation of based on what scientists already know. | Inference |
| Scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it. | Hypothesis |
| An experiment in which all variables except one stay the same. | Controlled Experiment |
| Variable that is deliberately changed. | Independent Variable (Manipulated Variable) |
| Variable that is observed and changes in response to the independent variable. | Dependent Variable |
| Group that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable. | Control Group |
| Gathering detailed records of experimental observations. | Data |
| Particular preference or point of view that is personal rather than scientific. | Bias |
| "Living Planet"~ Within earth's biosphere, organisms are linked to one another and to the land, water, and air around them. | Biosphere |
| Evidence from many scientific studies may support several related hypotheses in a way that inspires researchers to propose a scientific belief, also known as a _____. | Theory |
| (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) It is a molecule that carries genetic code from an organism to its offspring. | DNA |
| Signal to which an organism responds. | Stimulus |
| In this cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism. | Sexual Reproduction |
| In this a single organism produces offspring identical to itself. | Asexual Reproduction |
| Condition of an organism in which it keeps its internal environment relatively stable, even when external conditions change dramatically. | Homeostasis |
| The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials. | Metabolism |