Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Reacts to the changes in the manipulated variable

Answer 1

Responding Variable

Question 2

A widely accepted and thoroughly tested explanation

Answer 2

Theory

Question 3

The variable that is deliberately changed

Answer 3

Manipulated variable

Question 4

An experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time

Answer 4

Controlled experiment

Question 5

The false theory that living things such as maggots and mice originated from nonliving things like meat and grain

Answer 5

Spontaneous generation

Question 6

A proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations

Answer 6

Hypothesis

Question 7

A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience

Answer 7

Inference

Question 8

The information gathered from observations

Answer 8

Data

Question 9

The process of gathering information about events or processes in a careful, orderly way

Answer 9

Observation

Question 10

An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world.

The body of knowledge that scientists have built up after using this process

Answer 10

Science

Question 11

The science that employs the scientific method to study living things

Answer 11

Biology

Question 12

The smallest unit of an organism that can be considered alive

Answer 12

Cell

Question 13

The process of an organism using energy to keep its inner functions constant

Answer 13

Homeostasis

Question 14

Reproduction from two parents, having a new and different offspring

Answer 14

Sexual reproduction

Question 15

Reproduction from one parent, usually producing a clone

Answer 15

Asexual reproduction

Question 16

The series of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials

Answer 16

Metabolism

Question 17

A signal to which an organism responds

Answer 17

Stimulus