Definitions
The study of life
What is biology
The first step of the scientific method
What is asking a question/making an observation
A body of knowledge based on the natural world
What is science
Something that has all 8 characteristics of life
What is an organism
Information gained from observations
What is data
The production of offspring
What is reproduction
A testable explanation of a situation
What is a hypothesis
A description of relationships under certain conditions
What is a scientific law
The lowest organizational level
What is a cell
The two types of observations a scientist can make
What are qualitative and quantitative
The regulation of an organisms internal conditions
What is homeostasis
An easy way to show your data
What is a graph
A set of moral principles or values that scientists should consider when coming up with an experiment
A type of organism that produces its own food
The variables in an experiment that do not change
A system that uses units with the powers of ten
What is the metric system
The group not exposed to the independent variable.
What is the control group
Understanding basic science and having critical thinking skills
What is science literacy
The addition of mass
What is growth
The system of measurement used by scientists
What is SI, or the international system of units
Pressures in the environment that force a species of animals to adapt.
What is natural selection
The last step of the scientific method
What is peer review
An area of study that tries to imitate science based on cultural or commercial goals
What is Pseudoscience
The 8 characteristics of life
The variable in an experiment that is being measured and affected by the independent variable