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| biology | the study of life. |
| organism | a living thing; has all the characteristics of life. |
| growth | physically getting bigger; adding mass. |
| development | natural changes that occur; ex. maturing. |
| reproduction | the production of offspring. |
| species | a group of organisms that can breed with one another and produce fertile offspring. |
| stimulus | any change in the environment that causes a reaction. |
| response | the reaction to a stimulus. |
| homeostasis | regulation of one's internal environment. |
| adaptation | any inherited characteristic that makes you better suited for your environment. |
| science | a body of knowledge based on the study of nature. |
| theory | an explanation (hypothesis) supported by many observations and experiments over time. |
| metric system | scientific measurement system based on units of ten. |
| ethics | a set of morals, principles or values. |
| observation | using your senses to gather information about the world around you. |
| inferences | combining an observation with what you already know to make conclusions. |
| scientific methods | steps scientists take to gather information and to answer questions. |
| hypothesis | a testable explanation of a situation, educated guess. |
| experiment | an investigation in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis. |
| control group | the group in an experiment used for comparison. |
| experimental group | the group in an experiment exposed to the factor being tested or changed. |
| independent variable | the tested factor controlled by the experimenter, it might affect the outcome of the experiment. |
| dependent variable | results depend on the changes to the independent variable; can be measured. |
| controlled variables | a factor that remains fixed during an experiment while the dependent and independent variables change. |
| data | information gathered from observations. |
| quantitative data | numerical data. Ex. 100 rabbits |
| qualitative data | descriptive data. Ex. color |
