Term | Definition |
Scientific Method | a method of procedure that has characterized natural science consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing and modification of hypotheses |
Scientific Investigation | is the way in which scientists and researchers use a systematic approach to answer questions about the world around us |
Hypothesis | a supposition of proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation |
Evidence | the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid |
Prediction | estimate of what will happen |
Experiment | a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact |
Dependent Variable | a variable (often denoted by y) whose value depends on that of another |
Independent Variable | a variable (often denoted by x) whose variation does not depend on that of another |
Scientific Theory | is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiement |
Cell Theory | These cells are the basic unit of structure in all organisms and also the basic unit of production |
Germ Theory | states that some diseases are caused by microorganisms |
Reproduction | the production of offspring |
Homeostasis | the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes |
Cell | the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism |
Gene | a unit to heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring |
Chromosome | a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes |
Evolution | the process by which different kinds of living organisms are though to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth |
Adaptation | the action or process of adapting or being adapted |
Organism | an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form |
Interdependence | is a mutual dependence between things |
Symbiosis | interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both |
Competition | two animals fighting for food, water, mates, and shelter |
Biology | the study of living organisms |
Variable | any factor that can be controlled or changed or measured in an experiment |
Gene Theory | traits are passed from parents to children through gene transmission |