Chapter 1 Terms Flashcards

Words and concepts used in Intro to Human Biology 111 with Prof. G.

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The scientific study of living things

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Biology

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Group where the variable is UNaltered for comparison to the experimental group

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Control Group

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Group where the variable is altered for comparison to the control group

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Experimental Group

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Ability of living things to maintain a relatively constant and self correcting internal environment

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Homeostasis

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A statement which is an educated guess to the question formed in the first step of the Scientific Method; it is possible to test

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Hypothesis

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The sm of all chemical reactions within living cells

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Metabolism

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Organisms that consist of more than one cell (ex. people)

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Multicellular

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A single individual living thing

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Organism

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Organisms that consist of one cell (ex. ameba)

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Unicellular

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Stimuli

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Homeostatic Mechanism

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Subjective

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Scientific Method

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Variable

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Scientific Theory

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Technology

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Objective