Chapter 1 Terms Flashcards
Words and concepts used in Intro to Human Biology 111 with Prof. G.
The scientific study of living things
Biology
Group where the variable is UNaltered for comparison to the experimental group
Control Group
Group where the variable is altered for comparison to the control group
Experimental Group
Ability of living things to maintain a relatively constant and self correcting internal environment
Homeostasis
A statement which is an educated guess to the question formed in the first step of the Scientific Method; it is possible to test
Hypothesis
The sm of all chemical reactions within living cells
Metabolism
Organisms that consist of more than one cell (ex. people)
Multicellular
A single individual living thing
Organism
Organisms that consist of one cell (ex. ameba)
Unicellular
Stimuli
Homeostatic Mechanism
Subjective
Scientific Method
Variable