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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Observation | Process of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way |
| Inference | A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience |
| Hypothesis | Possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question |
| Controlled experiment | experiment in which only one variable is changed |
| Independent variable | factor in a controlled experiment that is deliberately changed; also called manipulated variable |
| Dependent variable | Variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable ;also called the responding variable |
| Control group | Group in an experiment that is exposed to the same Conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable |
| Data | Evidence; information gathered from observation |
| Theory | Well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypothesis, enabling scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations |
| Biology | Scientific study of life |
| Sexual reproduction | type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism |
| Asexual reproduction | Process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent |
| DNA | biologists now know that the directions for inheritance are carried by a molecule |
| Metabolism | The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials |
| Stimulus | signal to which an organism responds |
| Homeostasis | relatively internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain |
| Science | an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world |
| Biosphere | means living planet |