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Unit 1A Vocabulary
Biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hypothesis | A testable explanation for a question/problem |
| Experiment | Procedure that tests a hypothesis |
| Experimental Group | In an experiment, the group receiving the independent variable |
| Control group | in an experiment, the group used for comparison; receives no experimental treatment |
| Independent Variable (IV) | A Single factor changed by the scientist in an experiment |
| Dependent Variable (DV) | Change(s) measured/recorded in an experiment |
| Biology | The study of life |
| Organism | Anything that shows all the characteristics of life; a living thing |
| Metabolism | the process of breaking down food into energy |
| reproduction | the process of making more of your own kind |
| Responsiveness | Reacting to something in your environment |
| heredilty | the process of passing traits from parents to offspring |
| Growth | increase in size |
| homeostasis | regulation of an organism's internal environment to proper balance |