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Apologia Biology M1
Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology Module 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Evidence | The collected body of data from experiments and observations |
| Observation (include the different types) | Using your five senses to factually describe a situation. Quantitative observations involve numbers (like counting or measuring) and qualitative observations involve descriptions that are not easily counted or measured (like color or texture). |
| Inference | Logical interpretations based on prior knowledge, experience, or evidence |
| Hypothesis | A suggested, testable answer to a well-defined scientific question or a possible explanation for observations |
| Variable (include the different types) | A variable is a factor that changes in an experiment. The independent variable is the one manipulated by the experimenter and the dependent variable responds to the manipulated variable. |
| Experimental group | The group in an experiment that is manipulated |
| Control group | The group in an experiment that experiences no manipulation |
| Scientific theory | An explanation of some part of the natural world that has been thoroughly tested and is supported by a significant amount of evidence from observations and experiments |
| Scientific law | A description of a natural relationship or principle, often expressed in mathematical terms, and supported by a significant amount of evidence |
| Microorganisms | Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye |
| Abiogenesis | The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions |
| Metabolism | The sum total of all processes in an organism which convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter to sustain the organism's life functions |
| Anabolism | The sum total of all processes in an organism which use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary for life |
| Catabolism | The sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks |
| Photosynthesis | The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food |
| Autotrophs | Organisms that are able to make their own food |
| Heterotrophs | Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food |
| Herbivores | Organisms that eat only plants |
| Carnivores | Organisms that eat organisms other than plants |
| Omnivores | Organisms that eat both plants and other organisms |
| Homeostatis | The maintenance of stable internal conditions |
| Endotherm | Organism that is internally warmed by a heat-generating metabolic process |
| Ectotherm | Organism that lacks an internal mechanism for regulating body heat |
| Receptors | Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment |
| Asexual reproduction | Process by which a single organism produces genetically identical offspring |
| Sexual reproduction | Process by which two parents produce genetically different offspring |
| Inheritance | The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the offspring |
| Mutation | An abrupt and marked change in the DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents |
| International System of Units | The metric system (abbreviated SI) is the most widely used system of measurement in science |
| Compound light microscope | A microscope that shines light through a specimen using two lenses to magnify an image |
| Transmission electron microscope | A microscope that transmits a beam of electrons through a thinly sliced specimen |
| Scanning electron microscope | A microscope that passes a beam of electrons over the surface of a specimen |
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