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biology
science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Science | organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world |
| observation | process of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful orderly way |
| inference | a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observation or possible answer to a scientific question |
| controlled experiment | experiment in which only one variable is changed |
| independent variable | factor in a controlled experiment that is deliberately changed also called manipulated variable |
| dependent variable | variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable also called the responding variable |
| control group | group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable |
| data | evidence information gathered from observations |
| theory | a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained |
| bias | prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. |
| biology | The study of living organisms divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distributation. |
| DNA | A self replicated material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes (It is the carrier of genetic info). |
| Stimulus | A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue |
| Sexual Reproduction | The production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types of sexes, In most higher organisms, one sex (male) produces small stationary gamete produced by the other (females). |
| asexual reproduction | Is a mode of reproduction in which a new offspring is produced by a single parent. |
| homeostasis | The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes. |
| metabolism | The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. |
| biosphere | The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms. |
| resolution | A firm decision to do or not do something |
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christian bailey
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