Vocab biology Flashcards

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What does infer mean

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To predict/ drawing conclusion about evidence

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2
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What does control mean

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an element that would stay unchanged

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3
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What does precision mean

A

measurements close to each other

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4
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What does correlation mean

A

relation of variables described

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5
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What does ratio mean

A

quantitative relation between 2 thing

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What does volume mean

A

space that is occupied by a substance

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What does weight mean

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Force on a body by gravity/ how heavy it is

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what does mass mean

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measurement of the amount of matter

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What does rate mean

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change of a variable in time

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9
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What does bar graph mean

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data that compares in groups

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10
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What does predict mean

A

outcome that might happen based on logic

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what does constant mean

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a factor that does not change/ same result

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12
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what does accuracy mean

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a measurement that is close to the true value

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13
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what does bias mean

A

method of collecting information

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14
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what does claim mean

A

true answer of something or experiment

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14
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what does evidence mean

A

the information that supports the claim

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14
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what does theory mean

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a thought out explanation or hypotheses

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15
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what does sample size mean

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number of things in a study or experiment

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15
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what does scatter plot mean

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possible relationships between variables

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what does line graph mean

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a display of information change

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what does quantity mean

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measure of quantity or putting value

18
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what does qualitative mean

A

using senses to observe data/ describing data

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what does data mean

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a group of facts

20
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what does testable mean

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something that could be tested on

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what does non testable mean

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something that cannot be tested on

21
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what does trials mean

A

numerous try’s or experiments

22
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what does observation mean

A

watching the experiment

22
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what is a model in science

A

system of ideas

22
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what does a prototype mean

A

a first model of something

22
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what does analogy mean

A

2 or more things being compared

22
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what does hypothesis mean

A

assumption being made on reason or evidence

23
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what does reason mean

A

valid conclusions

24
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what does scientific method mean

A

plan of steps doing somthing

25
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what does validity mean

A

accuracy of a method measurement

25
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what does variability mean

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to switch or change or fixed pattern

26
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what does independent variable mean

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x axis is not changed

27
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what does dependent variable mean

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y axis something that is changed

27
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what does

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28
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what does procedure mean

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step by step plan

29
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what does trends in data mean

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a variable that changes overtime

30
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what does responding variable mean

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something that is changed on purpose

31
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what does empirical evidence mean

A

information from research

32
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what does percent mean

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1 part of a hundred

33
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what does manipulated variable mean

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a specific factor that is changed by the experiment

34
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what is a pie chart

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type of graph in circle form