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biology
test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| science | A collection of observations, inferences and models produced through a systematic study of God’s created natural world that enables humans to exercise Dominion of God’s creation |
| observation | The act of noticing |
| Inference | A logical interpretation based on what is already known |
| Hypothesis | A scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested |
| controlled experiment | An experiment in which only one variable is changed |
| Control group | Exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable |
| Variable | Factors that can change and affect the experiment |
| independent variable | The variable that is deliberately changed |
| dependent variable | The variable that is observed which changes in response to the independent variable |
| Data | Records of experimental observations |
| Quantitative | Numbers obtained by counting or measuring |
| Qualitative | Descriptive information |
| Peer review | An anonymous independent review that looks for oversight, bias, and mistakes |
| Bias | A particular preference or view |
| Theory | A well tested explanation that unifies observations and allows scientist to make predictions |
| Law | A specific description of how the natural world behaves |
| Homeostasis | Relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain |
| Biology | The study of living things |
| Metabolism | The sum of the chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials |
| Multicellular | Organisms made of many cells |
| Unicellular | Organism made of one cell |
| Differentiation | Cells change into specific types of cells |
| Stimulus | A signal to which an organism responds |