| A | B |
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| Science | a way of learning about the natural world |
| Observing | using one of more of your senses to gather information |
| quantitative observation | observing a number or amount |
| qualitative observation | observing without expression of numbers (description) |
| inferring | to explain or interpret the things you observe |
| predicting | making a forecast of what will happen based on past evidence |
| classifying | the process of grouping things based on similarities |
| making models | creating representations of complex processes |
| life science | the study of living things |
| scientific inquiry | the way scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations |
| variable | factors that change in an experiment |
| controlled experiment | where one is purposely changed to test a hypothesis |
| manipulated variable | the variable that is changed (Independent variable) |
| responding variable | (dependent variable) |
| operational definition | a statement that describes how to measure a variable |
| data | the facts, figures, and other evidence gathered |
| communicating | the sharing of ideas and experimental findings |
| organism | living things |
| cell | the basic unit of structure and function for an organism |
| unicellular | single-celled |
| multicellular | many-celled |
| stimulus | a change in the environment that causes an organism to respond |
| response | an action or change in behavior due to a stimulus |
| development | the process of change that occurs during an organism's life to produce a more complex organism |
| spontaneous generation | The belief that living things can arise from nonliving sources |
| autotroph | organisms that make their own food |
| heterotroph | organisms that cannot make their own food |
| homeostasis | to maintain a stable internal condition |
