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biology ch 1 vocab
biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a collection of observations, inferences, and models produced through a systematic study of the world where humans take care of the world | science |
| the act of noticing | observation |
| a logical interpretation based on what is already known | inference |
| a scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested | hypothesis |
| an experiment in which only one variable is changed | controlled experiment |
| exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable | control group |
| factors that can change and effect the experiment | variable |
| the variable that is deliberately changed | independent variable |
| observed and measured/changes in response of the independent variable | dependent variable |
| records of experimental observation | data |
| #s contained by counting or measuring | quantitative data |
| descriptive information | qualitative data |
| an anonymous, independent review that looks for oversights bias and mistakes | peer-review |
| a particular preference/point of view | bias |
| a well-tested explanation that unifies observations and allow scientists to make predictions | theory |
| a specific description of how the natural world behaves | law |
| relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain | homeostasis |
| the study of living things | biology |
| all of the chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials | metabolism |
| more than one cell | multicellular |
| one cell | unicellular |
| when cells divide and look different from one another and perform different functions | differentiation |
| a signal to which an organism responds | stimulus |
| scientific attitudes that help generate new ideas | curiosity, creativity, and skepticism |