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Unit1Avocab_SR
Unit 1A vocabulary list.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hypothesis | A testable explanation for a question/problem. |
| Experiment | Procedure that tests a hypothesis. |
| Experimental group | In an experiment, the group that is tested. |
| Control group | In an experiment, the group that used for comparison; receives no experimental treatment. |
| Independent Variable | A single factor changed by the scientist inn an experiment. |
| Dependent Veriable | Change(s) measured/recorded in an experiment. |
| Constants | Factors that do NOT change in an experiment. |
| Biology | The study of life. |
| Orginism | Anything that shows all the characteristics of life; a living thing. |
| Metabolism | The process of breaking down food into energy. |
| Reproduction | The process of making more of your own kind. |
| Responsivness | Reacting to something in your environment. |
| Heredity | The process of passing traits from parents to offspring. |
| Growth | Increase in size. |
| Homeostasis | Regulation of an organism's internal environment to proper balance. |