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Ch. 1 Section 2 & 3

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kingdoms   a system of grouping organisms that divides life into 6 categories  
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domains   the three main divisions of all organisms  
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ecology   the branch of biology that studies organisms interacting with each other and with the environment  
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ecosystems   communities of living species and their physical environments (all elements of their surroundings: temperature, weather, water, gases, etc. )  
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evolution   the process in which the inherited characteristics within populations change over generations (cross breeding between two different organisms which can form a new species)  
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natural selection   a theory that states that organisms that have certain favorable traits are better able to survive and reproduce successfully than organisms without these traits  
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adaptations   traits that improve an individual's ability to survive and reproduce  
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scientific method   an organized approach to learn how the natural world works  
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observation   the act of perceiving a natural occurrence that causes someone to pose a question  
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hypothesis   a proposed explanation for the way a particular aspect of the natural world functions  
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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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experiment   is used to test a hypothesis and its predictions  
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control group   the group that provides a normal standard against which the scientist can compare the results of the experimental group  
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experimental group   is identical to control group except for one factor, the independent variable  
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independent variable   the different factor in the experiment  
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dependant variable   the factor that "responds" because it is affected by the independent variable; what is being measured?  
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theory   when a set of related hypothesizes is confirmed to be true  
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peer review   where scientists who are experts in the field anonymously read and critique that research paper  
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