The factor in an experiment that is observed and measured.
What is dependent variable?
A logical interpretation based on what scientists already know.
What is inference?
To collect and organize data about the natural world.
What is science?
This is the variable deliberately changed in the experiment.
What is independent variable?
Relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain.
What is homeostasis?
In the metric system, this is 1000 times larger than the base unit.
what is kilo-?
The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way.
These three words are key to writing a scientific hypothesis.
A personal, rather than scientific, point of view for, or against, something.
What is bias?
A group exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for changes in the independent variable.
What is control group?
What is metabolism?
This must infect living cells in order to reproduce.
What is a virus?
In these two fields, there methods are similar, but they are not identical with one another.
What is science and engineering?
This does not become scientific law; natural phenomenon based on evidence?
What is scientific theory?
The following question: "How is Earth different from other planets?" can best be answered by this.
What is the scientific method?
What is theory?
These two fields relate genes and DNA from a wide range of organisms to growth, development, aging, and disease
What is Genomics and Molecular Biology?
These two crosscutting concepts can relate to how birds fly south in the winter and fly north when spring arrives. (Think about the list of crosscutting concepts and chose two)
What is cause and effect AND patterns?
A process of subjecting a scientist's scholarly work, research or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field.
What is peer review?
This field of biology involves manipulating genes, breeding new plants and animals, or incorporating living systems into an invented device or process.
What is biotechnology?