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Biology Test 1 Cole
Honors Biology TEST 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scientific Method | a method of procedure that has characterized natural science consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing and modification of hypotheses |
| Scientific Investigation | is the way in which scientists and researchers use a systematic approach to answer questions about the world around us |
| Hypothesis | a supposition of proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation |
| Evidence | the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid |
| Prediction | estimate of what will happen |
| Experiment | a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact |
| Dependent Variable | a variable (often denoted by y) whose value depends on that of another |
| Independent Variable | a variable (often denoted by x) whose variation does not depend on that of another |
| Scientific Theory | is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiement |
| Cell Theory | These cells are the basic unit of structure in all organisms and also the basic unit of production |
| Germ Theory | states that some diseases are caused by microorganisms |
| Reproduction | the production of offspring |
| Homeostasis | the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes |
| Cell | the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism |
| Gene | a unit to heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring |
| Chromosome | a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes |
| Evolution | the process by which different kinds of living organisms are though to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth |
| Adaptation | the action or process of adapting or being adapted |
| Organism | an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form |
| Interdependence | is a mutual dependence between things |
| Symbiosis | interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both |
| Competition | two animals fighting for food, water, mates, and shelter |
| Biology | the study of living organisms |
| Variable | any factor that can be controlled or changed or measured in an experiment |
| Gene Theory | traits are passed from parents to children through gene transmission |
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