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Unit1A Vocab_jd
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 used for comparison; recieves no experimental treatment |
| Independent Variable (IV) | A single factor chaged by the scientist in an experiment |
| Dependent Variable | Change(s) measured/recorded in an exoeriment |
| Constants | factors that do not change in an experiment |
| Biology | study of life |
| Organism | anything that shows all the characteristics of life; a living things |
| Metabolism | the process of breaking down food into energy (ATP) |
| Reproductin | the process of making more of your own kind |
| Responsiveness | reacting to somthing 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 |