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BMMS Chap 1 Life Sci
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Science | a way of learning about the natural world. |
| Observing | using one or more of your senses to gather information |
| Quantitative observation | an observation that deals with a number or amount. |
| Qualitative observation | an observation that cannot be expressed in numbers. |
| Inferring | an interpretation based on observations and prior knowledge. |
| Predicting | making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence. |
| Classifying | the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way. |
| Making models | creating representations of complex objects or processes. |
| Scale model | accurately shows the proportions between its parts. |
| Life science | the study of living things. |
| Biology | the study of life. |
| Organism | the general term for a living thing |
| Development | the process of change that causes an organism to become more complex during its lifetime. |
| Structure | the way that the organism is put together as a whole. |
| Function | the processes that enable an organism to survive. |
| Complementary | work together to meet the needs of the organism |
| Scientific inquiry | the diverse ways scientists investigate the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather. |
| Hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question |
| Controlled experiment | an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time. |
| Control | a part of the experiment to which you can compare the results of the other tests. |
| Variable | factors that can change in an experiment |
| Manipulated variable | the one variable that is purposely changed in an experiment |
| Responding variable | the factor that may change in response to the manipulated variable. |
| Operational definition | a statement that describes how to measure a variable or define a term. |
| Data | facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations. |
| Communicating | sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking. |