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Biology Chp1
Biology Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is BIOLOGY? | study of life Posing questions about the living world & seeking science based answers |
| Hypothesis | proposed explanation, educated guess, must be testable, measurable, well-defined, & controllable |
| Inductive Reasoning | gather simple empirical data & then make generalization. Should be free of preconceptions & biases |
| Deductive Reasoning | derive an idea or insight from observation |
| Theory | Big Idea. series of related hypothesis announced & tested |
| Dependant Variable | the variable that is MEASURED, counted, or observed |
| Independent Variable | the one variable that is manipulated or changed |
| Control Variable | Variables that are kept constant |
| Procedure | sequence of steps, stepwise method, to be performed for the experiment |