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Vocab 1- Biology
science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Any Structure, behavior or internal process that enables an organism to respond to environmantal factors and live to produce offspring | Adaption |
| Study of Life | Biology |
| All of the changes that take place during the life of an organism | Development |
| The ability to cause change | Energy |
| the air water weather temperature any other organisms in an area | environment |
| evolution | the gradual change in a species through adaption over time |
| the increase in the amount of living material and the formation of new structures | growth |
| Regulation of an organism’s inter- nal environment to maintain condi- tions suitable for its survival. | homeostasis |
| Anything that possesses all of the characteristics of life. | organism |
| orderly structure | organization |
| production of offspring | reproduction |
| a reaction to stimulus | response |
| A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature. | apecies |
| Anything in an organism’s external or internal environment that causes the organism to react. | stimulus |
| The part of an experiment that is the standard against which results are compared | control |
| The information obtained from investigation | data |
| The second condition that results from the change | dependent Variable |
| Investigation that tests a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions | experiment |
| A explanation for a question or problem that can be tested | hypothesis |
| The condition in the experiment that is tested | independent variable |
| Symbol that warns you about a danger that might exist from chemicals electricity heat or procedures you will use | safety symbol |
| Steps that biologists and other scientists use to gather information and answer questions | scientific method |
| Explanation of a natural phenomenon that is supported by a large body of scientific evidence that was received from investigation and observations | theory |
| The moral principles and values held by humans | ethics |
| The application of scientific research to society’s needs and problems | technology |