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22 Cards in this Set
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Adaptation |
a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
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Biology |
study of living organisms. |
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Constant |
a quantity that, under stated conditions, does not vary with changes in the environment. |
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Control group |
a group of subjects closely resembling the treatment group in many demographic variables but not receiving the active medication or factor under study and thereby serving as a comparison group when treatment results are evaluated. |
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Claim |
Claim that is based on systematic observation and evidence. |
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Dependent variable |
the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment.
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Experiment |
a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
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Experimental group |
a group of subjects who are exposed to the variable under study.
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Hypothesis |
a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
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Independent variable |
a variable in a functional relation wherein the value is not affected by other variables.
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Interference |
the action of interfering or the process of being interfered with.
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Observation |
the active acquisition of information from a primary source.
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Organism |
an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
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Peer review |
evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field.
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Response |
any behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus.
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Science |
systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.
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Scientific inquiry |
the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence derived from their work.
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Scientific law |
statements, based on repeated experiments or observations, that describe or predict a range of natural phenomena.
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Scientific method |
a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
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Scientific theory |
an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that can be repeatedly tested and verified in accordance with the scientific method.
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Species |
a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
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Stimulus |
detectable change in the physical or chemical structure of an organism's internal or external environment.
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