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14 Cards in this Set
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Observation |
Use of one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste) to gather information |
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Inference |
Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience |
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Hypothesis |
Possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question |
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Homeostasis |
Process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment |
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Variable |
Factor in an experiment that can change |
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Spontaneous Generation |
Hypothesis (disproven) stating that life could arise from nonliving matter |
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Controlled Experiment |
A test of the effect of a single variable by changing it while keeping all other variables the same |
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Manipulated Variable |
Factor in an experiment that a scientist purposely changes (independent variable) |
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Biology |
Science that seeks to understand the living world |
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Sexual Reproduction |
Process by which cells from two different parents unite to produce the first cell of a new organism |
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Asexual Reproduction |
Process by which a single parent reproduces by itself |
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Metabolism |
Set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out it's life processes |
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Stimulus |
A signal to which an organism responds |
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Metric System |
Decimal system of measurement based on certain physical standards and scales on multiples of 10 |
