Term | Definition |
Biology | The study of life |
Ethics | Moral principles and values |
Characteristics of life (8) | Cells, organization, response to stimuli, homeostasis, metabolism, growth and development, reproduction, evolution |
Observation | Part of an experiment that collects information |
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Expirement | A series of tests |
Control group | The group that is being compared to in an experiment |
Control | It stays the same |
Variable | What is tested in an experiment |
Cyto/cyte | Cell |
Zoology | Study of animals |
Botany | Study of plants |
Microbiology | Study of living microorganisms |
Anatomy | Study of the human body |
Ecology | Study of relationships between organisms and their surroundings |
Genetics | Study of heredity |
Ethology | Study of animals behavior |
Entamology | Study of insects |
Domain | 3 Major subdivisions of all organisms |
Kingdom | Divides all of life into 6 main catagories |
Ecosystems | Communities of living species and their physical environments |
Evloution | Decent with modification |
Natural selection | Organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive |
Adaptions | Traits that improve an individual's ability to survive |
Scientific method | An organized approach to learn how the natural world works |
Observation | Perceiving a natural occurance |
Hypothesis | Proposed explanation for the way a particular aspect of the world functions |
Prediction | A statement that for arts what would happen in a test situation |
Experimental group | Identical to the control group except for one factor |
Independent variable | The changed variable in the experimental group |
Dependent variable | What is being measured in a test |
Theory | A confirmed hypothesis backed by lots of data |