Vocab.
The process of noticing and describing every process in a careful, orderly way.
What is an observation?
A general style of investigation that generates knowledge
What is scientific methodology?
Scientists make an educated guess
What is forming a hypothesis?
Where organisms produce new organisms.
What is reproduction?
All living organisms are made up of _____
What is a cell?
The scientific study of life
What is Biology?
A tentative scientific explanation that can be tested further
What is a hypothesis?
Scientists write down what they think will happen
What is making a prediction?
Where traits are passed on from parents to offspring through DNA
What is a universal genetic code?
_____ consists of only a single cell.
What is bacteria?
A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.
What is an inference?
Data that are numbers.
What is quantitative?
Scientists test hypothesis.
What is an experiment?
During development, the single cell divides repeatedly.
What is growth and development?
_____ is passed on from parent to offspring.
What is DNA?
The signal to which an organism responds.
What is stimulus?
Data that it descriptive
What is qualitative?
Scientists analyze results and share data.
What is making a conclusion?
When organisms detect and respond to stimuli.
What is response to the environment?
Every organism needs ______ and chemical compounds to maintain their metabolism.
What is energy?
When an offspring arises from a single organism and inherits the genes of that parent only.
What is asexual reproduction?
a logical interpretation on what scientists already know.
what is an inference?
When the independent variable is not changed
What is a control group?
All organisms change over time
What is evolution?
All living organisms must be able to keep their internal environment stable.
What is homeostasis?