All living things have in common
The ability to get larger over time
What is growth?
The first step in the scientific method
What is observation?
This type of data is numerical
What is quantitative data?
This is the application of the scientific method to living things
What is Biology?
The production of offspring
What is reproduction?
Often defined as "an educated guess"
What is a hypothesis?
This type of data is descriptive
What is qualitative data?
This determines the function of a protein, cell, or anything really
What is structure?
The building block of all living things
What are cells?
The step in the scientific method that involves identifying variables, setting constants, determining experimental and control groups
What is experimental design?
This variable is the one that the scientist manipulates
What is the independent variable?
This is an environmental factor that an organism can interpret
What is a stimulus?
The use of chemical reactions to acquire energy
What is metabolism?
Comparing your data to the expectations you stated in your hypothesis
What are conclusions?
This variable is the one that the scientist measures
What is the dependent variable?
This is the form I will ask you to write a hypothesis in
What is homeostasis?
The step in the scientific method that involves looking for patterns in your data
What is data analysis?
This describes measurements that are not close to the true value, but are close to one another
What is precision?
This is a statement of observable fact that does not provide an explanation for how it occurs
What is a scientific law?