Honors Biology TEST 1
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| 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
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| Scientific Investigation | is the way in which scientists and researchers use a systematic approach to answer questions about the world around us
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| Hypothesis | a supposition of proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation
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| Evidence | the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
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| Prediction | estimate of what will happen
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| Experiment | a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact
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| Dependent Variable | a variable (often denoted by y) whose value depends on that of another
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| Independent Variable | a variable (often denoted by x) whose variation does not depend on that of another
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| 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
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| Cell Theory | These cells are the basic unit of structure in all organisms and also the basic unit of production
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| Germ Theory | states that some diseases are caused by microorganisms
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| Reproduction | the production of offspring
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| Homeostasis | the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes
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| Cell | the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
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| Gene | a unit to heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring
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| 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
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| 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
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| Adaptation | the action or process of adapting or being adapted
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| Organism | an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
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| Interdependence | is a mutual dependence between things
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| Symbiosis | interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both
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| Competition | two animals fighting for food, water, mates, and shelter
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| Biology | the study of living organisms
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| Variable | any factor that can be controlled or changed or measured in an experiment
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| Gene Theory | traits are passed from parents to children through gene transmission
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