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bio chapter 1
vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| science | The study of the world through experiments. |
| observation | Information you get by using your senses. |
| inference | A answer you get from evidence. |
| hypothesis | A guess about what you think will or is about to happen. |
| controlled experiment | An experiment where only one thing is changed. |
| independent variable | The thing you purposely change in an experiment. |
| dependent variable | The thing you measure to see how it is affected. |
| control group | The group in an experiment that doesn't get the change being tested. |
| data | Facts collected during an experiment. |
| theory | Explaining how something works or how you tested it. |
| bias | An opinion someone has on an experiment. |
| biology | The study of living things. |
| DNA | How something works or gets passed on in a living body. |
| stimulus | A change in a enviroment. |
| sexual reproduction | 2 living things that reproduce and make more. |
| asexual reproduction | Reproduction that only involves 1 living thing. |
| homeostasis | The process of keeping of keeping something stable. |
| metabolism | All the chemical things in a body that help it get energy. |
| biosphere | Places on earth where living things survive. |