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week1, 2016, intro to science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| An educated guess. Always in an If __________, then _____________ statement | Hypothesis |
| To read between the lines . | infer |
| to be known as true | credible |
| : to get the correct answer. On the money/target/point | accurate |
| : TO have your set of measurements/calculations all close together. | precise |
| : something that is different | variable |
| Thing that YOU change in an experiment | independent variable |
| : Thing that changes due to the independent variable | dependent variable |
| to study something to break apart and look at closely | analyze |
| : to do something | conduct |
| to gather information using your 5 senses | observe |
| living | has all 7 characteristics of life- Mr. Greco- can be dead, BIOTIC |
| nonliving | has never been and can never be alive in this form, does not have all 7 characteristics of life- ABIOTiC |
| stimuli | a change in the environment |
| reproduce | to make more sexual- 2 parents asexual -1 parent (clones) |
| excrete | to get rid of waste |
| respire | to exchange gasses need to live, not always oxygen |
| qualitative date | information about the quality of something |
| quantitative data | information including numbers and measurements |
| eukaryotic | true nucleus- one of the two main types of cells |
| prokaryotic | no nucleus- one of the two main types of cells |
| organism | any living thing |