BIOLOGY
Catabolism
breaks down chemicals to produce energy
Abiogenesis
The idea that simple life forms appeared through chemical reactions.
Experimental group
logical interpretation based on prior knowledge, experience, evidence.
Homeostasis
The maintenance of stable internal conditions
Unicellular
single celled
Scientific theory
explanation that has been tested & supported by evidence from observations/experiment.
Variable
factor that changed in an experiment
Evidence
collected body of data from experiments/observations
Autotrophs
Organism that are able to make their own food
Metabolism
process in an organism that convert energy
Scientific law
a natural relationship in a mathematical terms supported by evidence.
Independent Variable
Variable manipulated by the experiment
Quantitative observations
observations involving numbers, counting, or measuring.
Herbivores
Organism that eat only plants.
Anabolism
simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals
Micro-organisms
living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye.
Dependent Variable
variable responding to the manipulated variable
Qualitative observations
observations not easily counted/measured
by color/texture
Multicellular
many-celled
Photosynthesis
organisms use energy of sunlight to produce their own food.
Cells
smallest units of an organism considered alive
Control group
group with no manipulation
Hypothesis
testable explanation for observations
Endotherm
Organism that is internally warmed by a heat generating metabolic process.