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Learning Set 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biologist | a scientist who studies living things |
| observe | use one of the five senses to gather information about an object or phenomenon |
| criteria | goals that must be satisfied to successfully achieve a challenge |
| constraints | factors that limit how you can achieve a challenge |
| data | recorded measurements or observations |
| ethologist | a biologist who studies the behavior of animals in their natural environment |
| ethogram | a table used to record observations of animal behavior |
| trend | something that occurs over and over again |
| reliable data | data that is the same when collected many times or by different people |
| interpretation | an explanation or establishment of the meaning or significance of something |
| explanation | a statement that connects a claim to evidence and science knowledge |
| valid | well-grounded or justifiable |
| behavior | an animal’s response to its environment |
| adaptation | a special trait that allows an animal to survive in its environment |
| species | all of the living things of one distinct kind with common characteristics, such as dogs |
| instinctive behavior | a behavior an animal is born with |
| learned behavior | a behavior that comes from teaching or experience |
| metabolism | the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials converting energy to carry out its life processes |
| roosts | communal resting places, mostly for a single species of birds |
| homeostasis | the maintenance of stable internal conditions in an organism |
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