The active gathering of info about the natural world by using your senses.

A logical explanation that you come to by combining direct facts with prior knowledge and past experiences.

A testable explanation for a relationship between 2 variables

Any factor, trait, or condition that can change or exist in different amounts during an observation

The variable that changes during an experiment

The factor being measured in an experiment

the group that does not receive testing

The group that receives special treatment or changes in an experiment.

How close a measured value is to its true value

How close repeated measurements or observations of the same thing are to each other.

getting the same results every time you repeat a test under the same conditions.

When a test or experiment actually measures what it claims to measure.

Real info or data collected through tests that helps show whether an idea is true or false.

A clear statement that answers a question based on what you see or test

A logical way of thinking that scientists use to solve problems and test ideas.

Final answer that explains what an experiment or test showed.

A tool that makes small objects look bigger so you can see them

The lens closest to your eye in an optical instrument like a microscope.

The lens closest to the object being viewed in an optical instrument.

The overall power of a microscope-ocular x objective

The smallest change that a measuring instrument can distinguish

The entire observable area that you can see through an optical instrument

A slide preparation technique-in microscope- where the specimen is suspended in a drop of liquid and covered with a coverslip.

A single organism, mineral, or material collected to understand and entire group or species.

The smallest structural and functional unit of all living organisms.

Any devices or apparel designed to protect people from hazards during experiments.

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Lab Bio vocab 1

Term	Definition
Observation	The active gathering of info about the natural world by using your senses.
Inference	A logical explanation that you come to by combining direct facts with prior knowledge and past experiences.
Hypothesis	A testable explanation for a relationship between 2 variables
Variable	Any factor, trait, or condition that can change or exist in different amounts during an observation
Independent variable	The variable that changes during an experiment
Dependent Variable	The factor being measured in an experiment
Constant	The value that does not change
Control group	the group that does not receive testing
Experimental group	The group that receives special treatment or changes in an experiment.
Qualitative data	descriptive data- 5 senses
Quanitative data	Numerical data
Accuracy	How close a measured value is to its true value
precision	How close repeated measurements or observations of the same thing are to each other.
Reliability	getting the same results every time you repeat a test under the same conditions.
Validity	When a test or experiment actually measures what it claims to measure.
Evidence	Real info or data collected through tests that helps show whether an idea is true or false.
Claim	A clear statement that answers a question based on what you see or test
Reasoning	A logical way of thinking that scientists use to solve problems and test ideas.
Conclusion	Final answer that explains what an experiment or test showed.
Microscope	A tool that makes small objects look bigger so you can see them
Ocular lens	The lens closest to your eye in an optical instrument like a microscope.
Objective lens	The lens closest to the object being viewed in an optical instrument.
Total Magnification	The overall power of a microscope-ocular x objective
Resolution	The smallest change that a measuring instrument can distinguish
Field of View	The entire observable area that you can see through an optical instrument
Wet mount	A slide preparation technique-in microscope- where the specimen is suspended in a drop of liquid and covered with a coverslip.
Specimen	A single organism, mineral, or material collected to understand and entire group or species.
Cell	The smallest structural and functional unit of all living organisms.
Safety equipment	Any devices or apparel designed to protect people from hazards during experiments.

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