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Chapter One
| chapt 1 word | Definition |
|---|---|
| biology | the study of life that seeks to provide the understanding of the natural world |
| organism | anything that possesses all characteristics of life |
| organization | orderly structure of cells in an organism, a characteristic of all living things |
| reproduction | production of offspring by an organism |
| species | group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature |
| growth | increase in the amount of living material and formation of new structures in an organism |
| development | all of the changes that take place during the life of an organism |
| environment | biotic and abiotic surroundings to which an organism must constantly adjust |
| stimulus | anything in an organisms internal or external environment that causes the organism to react |
| response | an organisms reaction to a change in its internal or external environment |
| homeostatis | organisms regulation of its internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for survival |
| energy | the ability to cause change |
| adaptation | evolution of structure, behavior or internal process that enables an organism to respond to environmental factors and live to produce offspring |
| evolution | gradual change in a species through adaptations over time |
| scietific method | procedures that biologists and other scientists use to gather information and answer questions |
| hypothesis | explanation for a question or a problem that can be formally tested |
| experiment | procedure that tests a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions |
| control | in an experiment, the standard against which results are compared |
| independent variable | in an experiment, the condition that is tested because it affects the outcome of the experiment |
| dependent variable | in an experiment, the condition that results from changes in the independent variable |
| safety symbol | symbol that warns you about a danger that may exist |
| data | information obtained from experiments, sometimes called experimental results |
| theory | explanation of natural phenomenon supported by a large body of scientific evidence obtained from many different investigations and observations |
| ethics | the moral principals and values by humans |
| technology | application of scientific research to society's need and problems |