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Chapter 1 Biologycp2
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Science | Organized way of gathering & analyzing evidence about the natural world |
| Observation | Process of noticing & describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way |
| Inference | A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge & experience |
| Hypothesis | Possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question |
| Controlled Experiment | Experiment in which only 1 variable is changed |
| Independent Variable | Factor in a controlled experiment that is delibrately changed; also called manipulated variable |
| Control Group | Group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for 1 independent variable |
| Data | Evidence, information gathered from observations |
| theory | Well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations & hypotheses, & enables scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations |
| bias | Particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific |
| biology | Scientific study of life |
| DNA | The complex information organisms need to live, grow, & reproduce |
| stimulus | Signal to which an organism responds |
| sexual reproduction | Type of reproduction in which cells from 2 parents unite to form the 1st cell of a new organism |
| asexual reproduction | Process ofreproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent |
| homeostatis | Relatively constant internal physical & chemical conditions that organisms maintain |
| metabolism | The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials |
| biosphere | Part of Earth in which life exists inckuding land, water, & air or atmosphere |