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1-3 Study of Biology
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| scientific method | organized approach to science |
| observation | act of perceiving a natural occurence that causes someone to propose a question |
| hypothesis | proposed explanation for the way a particular aspect of the natural world functions |
| prediction | statement that forecasts what would happen in a test situation if the hypothesis were true |
| experiment | used to test a hypothesis and its predictions |
| control group | provides normal standard against which a biologist can compare results of the experimental group |
| experimental group | identical to the control group except it has an independent variable |
| independent variable | "manipulated variable" one controlled variable in an experiment |