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The study of living things.
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What is biology? (p. 3.)
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The latin words for life + the study of
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A special kind of test to get information.
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What is an experiment? (p.7)
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Involves trial & error, investigation, observation by 5 senses, prediction, recording of data,& analysis of results et.al.
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An idea that explains something based on repeated scientific observations and experments.
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What is a theory? (p. 6.)
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Ex. Darwin's Evolution of Species (something not proven as factual)
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A theory that has a passed many tests over time without being disproven.
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What is a law? (p. 6.)
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Ex. - Law of Universal Gravitation
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A set of steps used to find answers to questions.
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What is a Scientific Method? (p.8.)
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5 steps: Ask a Question, Gather information, Form a Hypothesis, Experiment to test Hypothesis & Make Observations , Draw Conclusions, & repeat.
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A possible answer to a scientific question.
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What is a hypothesis?
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Something assumed forthe purpose of argument; supposition
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The part of an experiment in which conditions are kept constant.
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What is a control?
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An unchanging variable in experiment
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The study of plants.
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What is Botany?
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One could use this profession in the Botanical Gardens.
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The study of Animals.
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What is Zoology? (p.10.)
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A biologist that might work at the Zoo to study animals.
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The study of how the characteristics of a living thing are passed along from generation to generation.
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What is Genetics? (p. 11.)
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May require lab work or as doctors in a hospital.
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The study of living things too small to be seen with the naked eye.
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What is Microbiology? (p. 11.)
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Latin words for "small" & "the study of""
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The study of how all living things relate to one another and their world.
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What is Ecology? (p. 11.)
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How living things interact with one another & the nonliving world. May work for government agencies or businesses mostly in nature settings.
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