textbook definitons
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| scientific method | an organized approach to learn how the natural world works
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| prediction | a statement that forecasts what would happen in a test situation if the hypothesis were true
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| observation | the act of perceiving a natural occurrence that causes someone to pose a question
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| experiment | used to test the hypothesis and its predictions
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| hypothesis | a purposed explanation for the way a particular aspect of the natural world functions
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| control group | provides a normal standard against which the biologist can compare results of the experimental group
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| experimental group | identical to the control group except for one factor, the independent variable
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| independent variable | the "manipulated variable"
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| dependent variable | "responding variable"
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| theory | a hypothesis that can be confirmed true many times and can explain a large amount of data
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| peer review | scientists who are experts in a field anonymously read and critique that research paper
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