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Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biology | the study of living things |
| organism | anything that has or once had all the characteristics of a living thing |
| organization | arranged in an orderly way |
| growth | results in the addition of mass to an organism and the formation of new cells and new structures |
| development | the process of natural changes that take place during the life of an organism |
| reproduction | the production of offspring |
| species | a group of organisms that can breed with one another and produce fertile offspring |
| stimulus | anything that is part of either environment and causes some sort of reaction by the organism |
| response | the reaction to a stimulus |
| homeostasis | regulation of an organisms internal conditions to maintain life |
| adaptation | any inherited characteristics that results from changes to a species over time |
| observation | direct method of gathering info. in an orderly way |
| inferences | inferring |
| scientific methods | methods of gathering info. and answering questions |
| hypothesis | a testable explanation of a situation |
| serendipity | the occurrence of accidental or unexpected but fortunate results |
| experiment | when one investigates a phenomenon is controlled setting to test a hypothesis |
| control group | in a experiment is a group used for comparison |
| experimental group | is the group exposed to the factor being tested |
| independent variable | the tested factor and it might affect the outcome of the experiment |
| dependent varibale | it results from or depends on changes to the independent variable |
| constant | |
| data | info. gained from observations |
| safety symbol | a logo designed to alert you about a specific danger |