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bio flash cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| observation | The act of noticing and describing events in a carful, orderly way |
| inference | logical interpretation based on what scientist already know |
| hypothesis | tentative scientific explanation that can be tested by further observation |
| controlled experiment | in an experiment only one variable changes. the ones that stay the same are controlled |
| independent variable | the variable that changes or causes the dependent variable to change |
| dependent variable | changes in response to independent variable |
| peer review | scientist sharing there experiments or findings with each other |
| bias | A personal rather than scientific point of view for or against a certain claim |
| experimental group | expects for changes in the independent variable |
| constant | variables that stay the same in an experiment |
| variable | thins that are being changed or controlled in an experiments |