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Scientific Method

TermDefinition
Controlled experiment An experiment designed to test the effects of a single variable.
Independent variable The one thing that is different between groups in an experiment. It is the variable that is being tested.
Dependent variable It is the responding variable. It is the outcome or results based on the independent variable.
Constants Factors that remain the same from one group to the next in an experiment.
Control group The group that behaves under normal conditions. It does not get the variable being tested.
Experimental group The group that recieves the independent variable.
Hypothesis An educated guess that is testable.
Conclusion A summary that explains the results from the experiment. It will indicate whether the hypothesis was accepted or rejected.
Scientific method A process about how scientists actually operate and their approach to solving a problem in nature.
Excretion The removal of waste.
Respiration The making and releasing of energy. All living things perform respiration either aerobically, anaerobically, or both. Humans perform both.
Synthesis To make or build molecules.
Nutrition To obtain and process food either autotrophically or heterotrophically.
Growth To increase in cell size or number.
Reproduction To make offspring either sexually or asexually.
Regulation To control or coordinate the activities of the cell.
Adapt To change over time. Populations can adapt, but not individuals.
Respond A reaction to a stimulus.
Stimulus Anything that triggers a response. It could be internal or external.
Homeostasis To maintain internal balance. All living things maintain homeostasis.
Organization All living things are made of cells. Cells are made of ogranelles. Organelles are made of molecules. Molecules are made of atoms that are bonded together.
Genetic information All living things have genetic coding in the form of DNA.
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