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Biology Unit 1 (1)
Vocabulary Words
Term | Definition |
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Qualitative | Data with no numbers |
Quantitative | Data expressed in or with numbers |
Data | Information gathered using any of the five senses |
Hypothesis | A proposed scientific explanation for a set of inferences |
Ask a question | Identify a problem that needs to be solved |
Form a hypothesis | An educated guess that can be tested |
Hypothesis format | if, then, because |
Manipulated variable | The variable that is changed |
Dependent variable | The variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable |
Control | The variable that does not change |
Recording and Analyzing results | keep written or typed records of the data found |
drawing a conclusion | use data to draw a conclusion that supports or rejects the hypothesis |
The scientific method | ask a question, form a hypothesis, set up a controlled experiment, record and analyze results, draw a conclusion, repeat investigations |
theory | a well supported hypothesis |
Branches of Biology | molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, biosphere |
Molecules | atoms bonded together (DNA, proteins, water, glucose) |
Cells | smallest unit that is capable of life (blood cells, bacteria, yeast) |
Tissue | a group of cells that work together to do something (muscle) |
Organs | a group of tissues that perform a task (heart, brain) |
Organ Systems | a group of organs that work together (circulatory, digestive) |
Organism | an individual living thing (human, bird, plant, bacteria) |
Population | members of a species that live in one area (white tailed deer) |
community | different populations that inhabit a certain area (pond) |
ecosystem | abiotic and biotic factions that live together and interact (forest) |
biosphere | all the different ecosystems that make the planet (earth) |