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Observation

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The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful/orderly way

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Science

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an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world

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Inference

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A logical interpretation based on what scientists already know

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Hypothesis

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A scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support it or reject it

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Controlled excitement

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An experiment in which one variable is changed

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Independent variable

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The variable that is deliberately changed

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Dependent variable

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the variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable

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Control group

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Is exposed to the same condition as the experimental group except for one independent variable

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Data

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Detailed records of experimental observations gathered information

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Theory

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Well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypothesis and enables scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations

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Bias

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Particular preference or point of view that is personal rather than scientific

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Biology

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The study of life

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DNA

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A molecule that stores complex information that all organisms need to live,grow,and reproduce

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Stimulus

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A signal to which an organism responds

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Sexual reproduction

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Cells form from two parents united to form the first cell of a new organism

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Sexual reproduction

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A single organism produces offspring identical to itself

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Homeostatis

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All organisms need to keep their internal environmental relatively stable even when external conditions change dramatically

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Metabolism

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

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Biosphere

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“Living planet”

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