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Science Terms
General science terms
Term | Definition |
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Scientist | A person who has knowledge of science that is based on observed facts and tested truths. |
Scientific Inquiry | The way scientists find facts and solve problems. |
Classify | To sort or arrange objects into groups based on how they are alike or how they are different. |
Data | Information gathered in an experiment. |
Recording Observations | Writing down the information gathered during an experiment. |
Reproduction | The process by which living things produce offspring. |
Inherited Traits | Traits that are passed down from parents to offspring. |
Offspring | New living things that parents produce or the young of plants and animals. |
Species | One of the groups into which scientists divide living things according to their shared characteristics. |
Temperature | A measure in degrees of how warm or cold a substance is. |
Traits | Qualities or characteristics of living things or a species. |
Adapt | The process by which species change over time in order to survive in the environment around them. |
Organism | A living thing, such as a plant or an animal. |
Predator | Animals that kill and eat other animals. |