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Ch. 1 Biology Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| the act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way | observation |
| a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience | inference |
| a tentative scientific explanation that can be tested by further observation or by experimentation | hypothesis |
| experiment in which only one variable is changed | controlled experiment |
| factor in a controlled experiment that is deliberately changed; also called manipulated variable | independent variable |
| variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable; also called the responding variable | dependent variable |
| group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable | control group |
| evidence; information gathered from observations | data |
| well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses, enabling scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations | theory |
| a personal, rather than scientific, point of view for, or against, something | bias |
| the science that employs scientific methodology to study living things | biology |
| type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism | sexual reproduction |
| process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent | asexual reproduction |
| genetic material that organisms inherit from their parents | DNA |
| the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials | metabolism |
| a signal to which an organism responds | stimulus |
| relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain | homeostasis |
| change over time | evolve |