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Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biology | the study of life |
| experimental | the same group control group, except for one factor |
| data | The results of our analyses. |
| dependent varible | the event studied and expected to change when the indepenedt |
| enzyme | a protein that beings about a chemical reaction in an organism |
| experimmt | the same group as the control group,except for one variable,to be tested |
| adaptation | an adjustment to environmental conditions |
| asexual | reproduction that involves one parent and no egg or sperm |
| autotroph | a self-nourishing organism that makes its own food |
| carbohydrate | a sugar or starch that living things use for energy |
| cell | the basic unit of life |
| control group | the setup in an experiment thats has no factor or variable,changed |
| experiment group | the same group as the control group ,except for one factor or variable to be tested |
| heterotroph | an organism that cannot make its own food |
| homeostasis | the ability of organisms to maintain their internal conditions |
| hypothesis | a educated guess |
| scientific method | a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested. |
| stimulus | something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought |
| responsse | any behavior of a living organism that results from an external |
| species | a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities |
| dependent variable | 1. a variable in a mathematical equation or statement whose value depends on that taken on by the independent variable |
| experiment | a test, trial, or tentative procedure |
| independent variable | a variable in a functional relation whose value determines the value or values of other variables |
| lipids | any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, |
| protein | any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion |
| qualitative reesarch | Qualitative research is a method of inquiry appropriated in many different academic disciplines, traditionally in the social sciences |
| quantitative | n the social sciences, quantitative research refers to the systematic empirical investigation of quantitative properties and phenomena |