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Learning Set 1
Term | Definition |
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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 |