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Abiotic |
Physical and chemical components of the environment. Ex: water, air, soil, sunlight, and minerals |
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Biotic |
Living components of the environment. Ex: animals, plants, fungi, and similar organisms |
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Hypothesis |
An explanation of an observation, or set of relationships, based on a limited amount of information. - Used to guide specific experiments, observations, and modeling. |
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Model |
Simplified version of a system, constructed on a convenient scale for study. |
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Observation |
Qualitative or quantitative information gathered systematically from the natural world. |
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Theory |
A scientific hypothesis that withstood sufficient testing (i.e. observation, experiments, modeling) so it has a high probability of being correct. |
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Explain the scientific process. |
1. Observation 2. Hypothesis 3. Test hypothesis 4. Data collection 5. Analysis 6. Communication |
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What is ecology? |
Interaction b/w organisms and their environment |
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What are some ways to test a hypothesis? |
1. Field Experiments (changing things in nature)...large scale 2. Lab Experiments (controlled changes)...small scale 3. Models (regressions, correlations) |
