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Biology Intro.
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Proposed scientific explaination for a set of observations | hypothesis |
| Expressed as numbers, obtained by counting or measuring | Quantitative data |
| Descriptive and involve characteristics that can't usually be counted | Qualitative |
| Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience | Inference |
| The idea that life could arise from nonliving matter (Redi) | Spontaneous generation |
| Used as a comparison in an experiment | Control |
| Well tested explaination that unifies a broad range of observations | Theory |
| Two parents produce an offspring that is not identical to either parent | Sexual reproduction |
| New organism produced from a single parent and is identical to that parent | Asexual reproduction |
| The process of regulating internal conditions | Homeostasis |