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Unit 1-Intro to biology MK Flashcards

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Testable question

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Questions that can be answered through experiments and observing nature.

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Non-testable question

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Questions that cant be answered by observations or by evidence gathered through experiments

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Quantitative

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numbers

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qualitative

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quality

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Trials

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testing by evidence

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Observation

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Things you find based off of you looking around

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Empirical evidence

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info obtained through observation and documentation of a specific behavior and patterns or through experimentation

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Data

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facts gathered for reference or analysis

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Models in science

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a physical, mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events or processes

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Analogy

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comparison between two things

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Prototype

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the original model of something

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Hypothesis

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a prediction on what will happen based off of data

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Variable

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factors that are manipulated to test a hypothesis

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Procedure

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official way of doing something

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Precision

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how close the measurements of the same item are to each other

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Accuracy

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how close a measurement is to its true value.

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scientific method

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the steps taken to establishing facts through testing and experimentation.

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Control

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an element that remains unchanged or unaffected by other elements

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Constant

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The element that stays unchanged throughout the experiment

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Predict

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Thinking of a possible outcome of an experiment

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Independent variable

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A variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by other variables

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Infer

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drawing conclusions based off of evidence

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Dependent variable

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A variable that you measure and is also affected during an experiment

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Manipulated variable

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A factor in an experiment that is purposefully changed

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Responding variable

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The variable that changes as a result of the manipulated variable

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Sample size

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the amount of people or observations included in a study

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Validity

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how accurately a specific method measures what it is supposed to measure.

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Trends in data

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the change of a component with time

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Correlation

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Describes relationships between components

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Variability

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shows how far apart data points are from each other and from the graph’s center

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Mass

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How much matter takes up an object

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Volume

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amount of space an object takes up

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weight

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the amount of force exerted on a thing by gravity

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Percent

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a value indicating hundredth parts of a quantity

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Rate

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how much a component changes relative to another component

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Ratio

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A comparison of two quotients using the letters a and b

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Line graph

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a graph that uses lines to connect data points

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Bar graph

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a type of graph where every column represents a value

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Pie graph

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shows the relationship between parts of a whole of a categorical value in a circle which divides each value into slices

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Scatter plot

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a graph that finds out relationships between two different components in a data-set

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Claim

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Stating that something is the case

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Evidence

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info that supports your claim

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Reason

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why the evidence matters.

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Theory

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An explanation of something in the natural world that includes laws, facts, and hypothesis.

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bias

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a flaw in collecting info

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