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Unit 1A Vocabulary List
Term | Definition |
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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 used for comparison; receives no experimental treatment |
Independent Variable (IV) | A single factor changed by the scientist in an experiment |
Dependent Variable | Change(s) measured/ recorded in an experiment |
Constants | Factors that do not change in an experiment |
Biology | The study of life |
Organism | Anything that shows all the characteristics of life; a living thing |
Metabolism | The process of breaking down food into energy (ATP) |
Reproduction | The process of making more of your own kind |
Responsiveness | 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 a proper balance |