| A | B |
|---|
| Scientific Method | the process scientists use to answer questions or solve a problem. |
| Observations | things you notice about the world around you using your senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste). |
| Hypothesis | a possible answer to a question; written as an "if ___, then ___" statement. |
| Biology | the study of life. |
| Ecology | the study of living organisms and how they interact with the environment in which they live. |
| Ecosystem | a biological community made of living organisms and their non-living surroundings. |
| Community | all of the living things that live in the same area. |
| Organism | a living thing (plant, animal, bacteria). |
| Biotic | all of the living or once living parts of an ecosystem. |
| Abiotic | all of the parts of an ecosystem that are not living and have never been alive. |
