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Biology
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the study of living things
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Biotic
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things that are alive
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Abiotic
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things that are not alive
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Molecules
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groups of atoms
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Cells
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smallest unit of life
making up living things |
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Groups of Cells
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tissues
organs organ systems |
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Organisms
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individual living things
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Population
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group of similar organisms that live in the same area
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Community
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different populations that live together
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Ecosystem
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biotic & abiotic parts of the environment
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Biosphere
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part of the earth that contains life
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Metabolism
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chemical reactions an organism uses to build or break down materials as it carries out its life processes
example: digestion |
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Scientific Method
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organized method to gather information and test hypotheses
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The 5 Steps in the Scientific Method
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1. Problem
2. Hypothesis 3. Experiment 4. Analyze Results 5. Conclusions |
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Hypothesis
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educated guess
testable prediction |
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Experiment
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done to test the hypothesis
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Data
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information based on observations that are gathered during the experiment
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Independent Variable
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what the experimenter is testing
cause |
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Dependent Variable
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effect of the independent variable
what happens from the experiment can be determined by observations & data |
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Constant
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factors that remain the same throughout the experiment
ensures only one thing (the independent variable) is being tested |
