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Science of Biology

Kubon Bio 1 Science of Biology

Vocabulary WordDefinition
Science an organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world
Observation -the process of gathering information about events or processes in a careful, orderly way
Data information gathered from observations
Inference logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience
Hypothesis a proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations
Spontaneous Generation the idea that life could arise from non-living matter
Controlled Experiment an experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time
Manipulated Variable the variable that is deliberately changed
Responding Variable the variable that is observed and that changes in response to the manipulated variable
Theory a particular hypothesis well supported by scientists’ data
Biology the science that seeks to understand the living world
Sexual Reproduction two cells from different parents unite to produce the first cell of the new organism
Asexual Reproduction the new organism has a single parent
Metabolism the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes
Stimulus a signal to which an organism responds
Homeostasis -the process by which organisms keep internal conditions fairly constant to survive
Metric System a decimal system of measurement whose units are based on certain physical standards and are scaled on multiples of ten
Microscope devices that produce magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye
Compound Light Microscope allows light to pass through the specimen and use two lenses to form an image
Electron Microscope uses a beam of electrons, rather than light, to produce images
Cell Culture a group of many cells produced from a single, original cell
Cell Fractionation a technique used to separate different parts of a cell
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