What is Science
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| Adaptation | Change that provides for better success of an organism that is inherited by the offspring
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| Biology | The science of life
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| Development | Process of natural changes over an organisms lifetime
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| Growth | Addition of new cells and mass to an organism
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| Homeostasis | Regulation of consistent internal conditions
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| Organism | Anything that possesses or once possessed the characteristics of life
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| Organization | Arranged in an orderly way
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| Reproduction | Production of offspring
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| Response | Reaction to a stimulus
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| Species | A group of organisms which breed and produce fertile offspring
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| Stimulus | Causes a reaction in an organism
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| Metric System | System of measuring with units based on the powers of 10
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| Peer Review | A process by which researchers work is evaluated by other professionals in the field
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| Science | The body of knowledge based on the study of nature
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| Theory | An explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many observations and experiments
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| Control Group | A group used for comparison in an experiment
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| Constant | A factor that is the same for all cases in an experiment
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| Data | Information gained from observations
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| Dependent Variable | Factor that is being measured during an experiment
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| Experiment | A controlled investigation into a natural phenomenon
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| Experimental Group | Group in an experiment being exposed to the factor being tested
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| Hypothesis | A testable explanation of a situation
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| Independent Variable | Factor that is being changed by the experimenter
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| Inference | Process of making a logical conclusion based on observed facts
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| Observation | A measureable/seeable characteristic of something
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| Scientific Method | Process generally followed by scientists to answer questions
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| Serendipity | occurence of accidental or unexpected, but fortunate results
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| Level | the values the independent variable is being tested at
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| Ethics | moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity
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| Forensics | scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime
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| Safety Symbol | used to communicate dangers during a lab
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| Trial | number of times each level is tested
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