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What is firsthand observation?
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The use of one or more of the senses aided or unaided to get information.
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What is biology? (3 Definitions)
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1) Science of life that seeks to provide understanding of the natural world.
2) Branch of science dealing with living organisms and processes vital to life. 3) Study of life. |
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Icthology?
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fish
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Ornithology
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birds
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Herpetology
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Reptiles
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Genetics
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genes, heredity
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Entomolgoy
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insects
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Zoology
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animals
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ecology
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habitats
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Botany
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Plants
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Neurology
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brain
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Phrenology
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bumps on the head
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List characteristics of living things
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1)made up of one or more cells
2)Reproduce 3)Grow and develop 4)Obtain and use energy 5)Respond to environment 6)Have DNA |
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Metablolism
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Sum of all chemical reactions int the body
-anabolism+catabolism |
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Anabolism
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synthesizing or "building" of complex substances
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Catabolism
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breaking down of complex substances into smaller ones
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Homeostasis
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Process by which organisms keep internal conditions constant despite changes in the external environment.
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define experiment
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procedure that tests a hypothesis by the process of collection info. under controlled conditions
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List scientific method
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Observation
Form Hypothesis Design and conduct experiment Interpret data Form conclusion |
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Observation
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-formulate question
-identify problem |
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Design and conduct experiment?
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-identify and control variables
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Control
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part of experiment which conditions are constant
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independent variable
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part of experiment manipulated
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dependent variable
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change resulting from manipulatoins
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