Biology vocab JGC

Question 1

Testable Question

Answer 1

Testable questions are ones which can be answered through experimental inquiry and observation of the natural world.

Question 2

Non-Testable Question

Answer 2

Questions that cannot be answered by direct observation or by evidence gathered through experimental inquiries

Question 3

Quantitative

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Relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality.

Question 4

Qualitative

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Relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity.

Question 5

Trials

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Test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.

Question 6

Observation

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The action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.

Question 7

Empirical Evidence

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The information obtained through observation and documentation of certain behavior and patterns or through an experiment.

Question 8

Data

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Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.

Question 9

Model is Science

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a physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events or processes.

Question 10

Analogy

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A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

Question 11

Prototype

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A first, typical or preliminary model of something, especially a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied.

Question 12

Hypothesis

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A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Question 13

Variable

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Any characteristic, which varies from individual to individual

Question 14

Procedure

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An established or official way of doing something.

Question 15

Precision

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The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.

Question 16

Accuracy

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The quality or state of being correct or precise.

Question 17

Scientific method

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An empirical method for acquiring knowledge using Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Data Analysis, Conclusion, and Communication.

Question 18

Control

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An element that remains unchanged or unaffected by other variables.

Question 19

Constant

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The part that doesn’t change during the experiment.

Question 20

Predict

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Say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.

Question 21

Infer

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Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Question 22

Independent Variable

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a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another.

Question 23

Dependent Variable

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a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another.

Question 24

Manipulated Variable

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The variable that you control and change based on the experiment.

Question 25

Responding variables

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What changes as a result of the manipulated variable.

Question 26

Sample size

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The number of observations or individuals included in a study or experiment.

Question 27

Validity

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How accurately a method measures what it is intended to measure.

Question 28

Trends in data

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The general change in a variable with time.

Question 29

Correlation

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Correlation or dependence is any statistical relationship, whether causal or not, between two random variables or bi variate data.

Question 30

Variability

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Lack of consistency or fixed pattern; liability to vary or change.

Question 31

Mass

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Quantitative measure of inertia, a fundamental property of all matter.

Question 32

Volume

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The amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great.

Question 33

Weight

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A body’s relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.

Question 34

Percent

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A proportion of an amount, group or set.

Question 35

Rate

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The change in concentration over the change in time.

Question 36

Ratio

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The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
“the ratio of computers to s

Question 37

Line Graph

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Line graphs can be used to show how something changes over time.

Question 38

Bar Graph

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A bar chart or bar graph is a chart or graph that presents categorical data with rectangular bars with heights or lengths proportional to the values that they represent.

Question 39

Pie Graph

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A type of graph representing data in a circular form, with each slice of the circle representing a fraction or proportionate part of the whole.

Question 40

Scatterplot

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Uses dots to represent values for two different numeric variables.

Question 41

Claim

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State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

Question 42

Evidence

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The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

Question 43

Reason

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A cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

Question 44

Theory

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A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.

Question 45

Bias

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Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.