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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| environment | all the living and nonliving things in an area |
| explanation | a description of how something works or why |
| evidence | information that supports an answer to a question |
| function | what something can do |
| investigation | an attempt to find out about something |
| model | something scientists make to answer questions about the real world |
| observe | to use any of the five senses to gather information about something |
| predator | an animal that hunts and eats other animals |
| prey | an animal that is hunted or eaten by other animals |
| process | to change information from one form to another |
| receptor | a structure that responds to information coming in from the environment |
| reflect | to cause light to bounce off a material |
| sense | to get information from the environment |
| sensitive | responding to small amounts of information |
| sensitivity | how strongly something responds to information |
| structure | the way something is shaped or is made that makes it good for a specific function |
| survive | to stay alive |
| variable | something that can change in an investigation |
| vision | the ability to see |