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14 Cards in this Set
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Observation
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The process of obtaining information by using the senses.
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Inference
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Using your prior knowledge to make an interpretation.
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Hypothesis
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A proposed explanation for the way a particular aspect of the natural world functions.
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Controlled Experiment
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Only one variable changes.
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Manipulated Variable
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A variable that you change.
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Responding Variable
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What results due to the changes.
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Theory
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An idea with no evidence against it.
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Cell
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The smallest unit that can perform all life's processes.
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Sexual Reproduction
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Hereditary information recombines from two organisms of the same species.
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Asexual Reproduction
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Hereditary information is not combined so it is a copy of the original.
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Metabolism
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Set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes.
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Stimulus
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A physical or chemical change in the internal or external environment.
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Homeostasis
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Process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment.
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Evolution
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Change in an organism over time.
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