exam 1

Question 1

observation

Answer 1

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

Question 2

data

Answer 2

information gathered from an observation

Question 3

inference

Answer 3

logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience

Question 4

hypothesis

Answer 4

proposed scientific guess

Question 5

spontaneous generation

Answer 5

life can arise from nonliving matter

Question 6

controlled experiment

Answer 6

one variable at a time is changed

Question 7

manipulated variable

Answer 7

variable that is deliberately changed

Question 8

responding variable

Answer 8

variable that responds to the manipulated variable

Question 9

theory

Answer 9

hypothesis that may be so well supported

Question 10

biology

Answer 10

science that seeks to understanding the living world

Question 11

cell

Answer 11

collection of living matter enclosed by the barrier that seperates it from its surrondings

Question 12

sexual reproductiuon

Answer 12

two cells from different parents that unite to reproduce the first cell of the new organism

Question 13

asexual reproduction

Answer 13

single parent reproduces by itself

Question 14

metabolism

Answer 14

combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes

Question 15

stimulus

Answer 15

signal to which an organism respponds

Question 16

homeostasis

Answer 16

when an organism maintains its stable internal condition

Question 17

evolution

Answer 17

ability of group of organism to change over time

Question 18

metric system

Answer 18

decimal system of measurements whose units are based on certain physical standards and are scaled on multiples of 10

Question 19

science

Answer 19

organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world