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terms for chaper 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| science | organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the netural world |
| observation | process of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way |
| inference | a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience |
| hypothesis | possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question |
| controlled experience | experiment in which only one variable is changed |
| independent variable | factor in aa controlled experiement that deliberately changed; also called manipulated variable |
| control group | group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable |
| data | evidece; information gathered from observations |
| theory | well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypothesis, and enables scientists to make accurate predictionns about new situations |
| bias | particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific |
| biology | the study of life |
| DNA | all organisms store the complex information taey need to live, grow, and reproduce in a genetic code written in a molecule called DNA |
| stimulus | signal to which an organism responds |
| sexual reproduction | type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism |
| asexual reproduction | process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring taht are genetically identical |
| homeostasis | relitively constant intermal physical and chemical conditions that organism maintain |
| metabolism | the combination of chemical reactions through which an orgamism builds up or breaks down materials |
| bioshpere | part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air of atmosphere |