Chapter 1 Voab Review Flashcards
Data
The information gathered from observations
Observation
The process of gathering information about events or processes in a careful, or orderly way
Inference
Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience
Hypothesis
Is a proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations
Controlled experiment
Only one variable is changed at a time, while all other variables are kept unchanged
Manipulated variable
The variable that is deliberately changed in a controlled experiment
Metric system
Is a decimal system of measurement whose units are based on certain physical standards and are scaled on multiples of 10
Stimuli
Is a signal to which an organism responds
Asexual reproduction
The new organum had a single parent
Theory
Is a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
Biology
The science that seeks to understand the living world
Cell
A collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates it from it’s environment
Microscope
A device that produces magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye
Cell fractional
A laboratory technique in which cells are separated into cell parts
Homeostasis
Process of keeping an organism’s internal conditions constant
Metabolism
Combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials
Cell culture
A laboratory technique in which a group of cells develops from a single cell
