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vocab biology 1
biology vocab chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adaptation- | evolution of a structure, behavior or internal process. |
| biology- | the study of life |
| develoment- | all of the changes that take place during the life of an organism. |
| Envrioment- | biotic and abiotic surroundings to which an organism must adujust. |
| Evolution- | gradual accumulant of adaptation over time |
| Growth- | increase in the amount of living materal and formation of new structers in an organism |
| homostasis- | a characteristic of all living things |
| Organism- | anything that possesses all the characteristics of life |
| Organization- | orderly sructers of cells in a organism |
| reproduction- | production of offspring by an organism |
| resonse- | an organism's reaction to a change in its internal or external envrioment |
| species- | group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature |
| stimulus- | any condition in an envrioment that requires an organism to adjust |
| control- | the standard in which all of the conditions are kept the same |
| data- | information from an experiment |
| dependent variable- | the condition that results from changes in the independent variable. |
| experiment- | procedure that tests a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions |
| hypothesis- | explanation for a question or probblem that can be formally tested |
| independent variable- | in a experimant the condition that is changed |
| saftey symbol- | a symbol that warns you |
| scientific methods- | a series of steps |
| theory- | explanation of a ntural phenomenon |
| ethics- | moral principals |
| techology- | application of scientific research |