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unit 1a vocab
| 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) | changes measured/recorded in an expirement |
| constants | factors that do change in an experiment |
| biology | the study of life |
| organism | anything that shows all the characteristics of life; a living thing |
| metabolism | the procces of breaking down food into energy |
| reproduction | the procces of making of your own kind |
| responsiveness | reacting to something in your own environment |
| heredity | the process of passing traits from parents to offspring |
| growth | increase in size |
| homeostasis | regulation of an organism's internal environment to a proper balance |