Study of Life

Question 1

The group where all conditions are the same except the independent variable

Answer 1

Experiment Group

Question 2

the single condition that is changed in the experimental; group

Answer 2

Independent variable

Question 3

Scientists idea of what the results mean

Answer 3

Conclusion

Question 4

the bits of information collected during an experiment

Answer 4

Data

Question 5

a prediction of the outcome of the independent and dependent variable

Answer 5

Hypothesis

Question 6

a procedure used to test a hypothesis

Answer 6

experiment

Question 7

what changes because of the independent variable changes?

Answer 7

the dependent variable

Question 8

the type of data that can be collected using just your senses

Answer 8

Qualitative

Question 9

the things a scientist keeps that same in all experimental and control groups

Answer 9

Constants

Question 10

the group in an experiment that does not have the independent variable

Answer 10

Control Group

Question 11

a fact of nature generally known to be true

Answer 11

Law

Question 12

A testable explanation for a problem or question

Answer 12

Hypothesis

Question 13

The process of having other scientists check your work

Answer 13

Peer review

Question 14

facts, figures, and other evidence gathered during an experiment

Answer 14

Data

Question 15

Type of data that is made up of numbers and measurements

Answer 15

Quanitative

Question 16

Anything that is changed, or can change in an experiment

Answer 16

Variable

Question 17

a series of steps that scientists typically use to solve a problem

Answer 17

Scientific Method

Question 18

often the 1st step of the scientific methods, this leads to a question a scientist might want to answer

Answer 18

Observations

Question 19

the study of life

Answer 19

Biology

Question 20

Things that have all the characteristics of life

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Organisms

Question 21

How organisms replace themselves

Answer 21

Reproduction

Question 22

Why reproduction happens

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to continue the species

Question 23

A set of moral values or principals

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Ethics

Question 24

Living Things arranged in an orderly way

Answer 24

Organization

Question 25

results in the adaption of mass to an organism

Answer 25

Growth

Question 26

The process of natural changes that take place during the life of an organism

Answer 26

Devolpment

Question 27

anything that is part of either environment and causes some sort of reaction by the organism

Answer 27

Stimulus

Question 28

the reaction to the stimulus

Answer 28

response

Question 29

regulation of an organism’s internal conditions to maintain life

Answer 29

Homeostasis

Question 30

any inherited characteristics that results from changes to a species over time

Answer 30

Adaptation

Question 31

Body of knowledge based on the study of the natural world

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Science

Question 32

an explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many observation and experiments

Answer 32

Theory

Question 33

describes relationships under certain conditions in nature

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Law

Question 34

coming to a logical conclusion using what you have learned

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Inference

Question 35

uses units with divisions that are powers of 10

Answer 35

metric system

Question 36

International System of Units

Answer 36

SI