Biology Chap. 1-3 Word Scramble
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The characterization of science by an organized approach | Scientific Method |
The act of perceiving a natural occurrence that causes someone to pose a question | Observation |
A proposed explanation for the way a particular aspect of the natural world functions | Hypothesis |
A statement that forecasts what would happen n a test situation if the hypothesis were true | Prediction |
Used to test a hypothesis and an experiment | Experiment |
Provides a normal standard against which the biologist can compare results to the experimental group | Control Group |
Identical to the control group except for one factor, the independent variable | Experimental Group |
The experimenter manipulates the _________ variable | Independent Variable |
The variable a scientist observes or measures because it is affected by the independent variable | Dependent variable |
When a set of related hypotheses is confirmed to be true many times, and can explain a great amount of data | Theory |
When scientists who are experts in the field anonymously read and critique research | Peer Review |
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