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Chapter 1 Book Intro
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| science | an organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world |
| observation | the process of gathering information about events or processes in a careful, orderly way |
| data | the information gathered from observations |
| inference | a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience |
| hypothesis | a proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations |
| spontaneous generation | the idea that life could arise from nonliving matter |
| controlled experiment | an experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time |
| manipulated variable | the variable that is deliberately changed; also known as the independent variable |
| responding variable | the variable that is observed and that changes in response to the manipulated variable; also known as the dependent variable |
| theory | a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations |
| biology | the science that seeks to understand the living world |
| cell | a collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates the cell from its surroundings |
| sexual reproduction | cells from two different parents unite to produce the first cell of a new organism |
| asexual reproduction | reproduction that results in new organism from a single parent |
| metabolism | the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes |
| stimulus | a signal to which an organism responds |
| homeostasis | the process by which |
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