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20 Cards in this Set
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Life Science
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Life science is the study of living things.
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Biology
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Biology is the study of life.
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Organism
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An organism may be an animal,a plant, a fungus, or a microbe.
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Structure
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Structure is the way that an organism is put together as a whole.
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Function
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Functions are the proccesses that enable an organism to survive.
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Examples of branches of life science
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Molecular biology, genetics, physiology, ecology, cell biology, plant biology, and microbiology.
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Inquiry
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Inquiry refers to the diverse ways in which scientists investigate the natural world and propose explinations based on evidence they gather.
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Scientific method
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-Question/problem
-Hypothesis -Data/observations -Conclusion -Was your hypothosis correct if not go back to your hypothosis. |
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Variable
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Variables are factors that can change ina an experement
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controlled experiments
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an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.
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manipulated variable
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The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment; also called independent variable
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responding variable
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The factor that changes as a reult of changes to the manipulated, or independent, variable in an experiment; also called dependent variable.
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control
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The part of an experiemtn to which you can comopare the results of othe other tests.
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quantititative observations
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An observation that deals with a number or amount.
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qualitative observations
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An obervation that deals with characteristics than cannot be expressed in numbers.
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molecular biology
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study of the chemical buildibng blocks of cells
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genetics
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study of how information about organisms is passed from parent to offspring
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physiology
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study of the structures and functions of organisms
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ecology
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study of how organisms interact with each other and their surroundings
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microbiology
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study of micororganisms such as bacteria, viruses
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