Biology - Chapter 1 Vocab

Question 1

Biology

Answer 1

Science of life

Question 2

Organism

Answer 2

Something alive that grows, moves, reproduces, and has energy

Question 3

Organization

Answer 3

Arranged in an orderly way

Question 4

Growth

Answer 4

Increase in size, normally includes forming new cells

Question 5

Development

Answer 5

Process of natural changes that take place during an organism’s life

Question 6

Reproduction

Answer 6

Production of offspring

Question 7

Species

Answer 7

Group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

Question 8

Stimulus

Answer 8

Anything that causes an organism to react

Question 9

Response

Answer 9

Reaction to a stimulus

Question 10

Homeostasis

Answer 10

Regulation of an organism’s internal conditions, needed to remain alive

Question 11

Adaptation

Answer 11

A change over time to help an organism survive in its environment

Question 12

Science

Answer 12

Knowledge based on the study of nature

Question 13

Theory

Answer 13

A well-supported explanation of a natural phenomenon

Question 14

Peer Review

Answer 14

Process by which other scientists in the same field examine the procedures and results of one scientist’s experiment

Question 15

Metric System

Answer 15

Lengths and weights with divisions that are powers of ten

Question 16

SI

Answer 16

International System of Units

Question 17

Forensics

Answer 17

Application of science to matters of legal interest

Question 18

Ethics

Answer 18

A set of moral principles or values

Question 19

Observation

Answer 19

Direct method of gathering information (viewing, photographing, note-taking)

Question 20

Inference

Answer 20

A logical conclusion drawn by combining what you know with what you have learned

Question 21

Scientific Method

Answer 21

Methods to gather information and answer questions

Question 22

Hypothesis

Answer 22

Testable explanation of a situation

Question 23

Serendipity

Answer 23

The occurrence of accidental or unexpected but fortunate results

Question 24

Experiment

Answer 24

Investigation of a phenomenon in a controlled environment to test a hypothesis

Question 25

Control Group

Answer 25

A group left unchanged or unaffected. Used for comparison in an experiment

Question 26

Experimental Group

Answer 26

The group in an experiment that is being changed to test the hypothesis

Question 27

Independent Variable

Answer 27

The one factor changed in the experiment

Question 28

Dependent Variable

Answer 28

The factor that is not purposefully changed, but changes based upon the independent variable

Question 29

Constant

Answer 29

The factor in the experiment that remains the same no matter how the dependent and independent change

Question 30

Data

Answer 30

Information gained from observation

Question 31

Safety Symbol

Answer 31

A symbol or logo designed to warn you about a certain danger