1. The Science of Life
When people study living things, they are learning about
biology
Biology comes from the Greek work bio meaning
life
When enough evidence from many related investigations supports an idea, scientists consider that idea a
theory
Describes relationships under certain conditions in nature
scientific law
Anything that has or once had the characteristics of life
organism
Living things display
organization
Before an experiment can begin, the _____ of the project must be evaluated by the researcher and by a review board. This ensures that an outline of specific guidelines must be followed during the experiment to prioritize the well-being of participants and the environment.
ethics
A testable explanation of a situation or phenomena
hypothesis
Who uses the characteristics of life to determine if something is living or nonliving?
scientists
The process of natural changes that takes place during the life of an organism
development
Not based on standard scientific research
pseudoscience
Evaluating an explanation using reasoning to draw conclusions
logical reasoning
Most living things are the results of
reproduction
Anything that is part of wither environment (internal or external) and causes some sort of reaction by the organism
stimulus
Process of combining what you know with what you have learned to draw logical conclusions, the conclusions are called
inferences
Process of gathering data based on observations
Observational testing
Regulation of an organism's internal conditions to maintain life
homeostasis
Any inherited characteristic that results from changes to a species over time, enabling the species to survive
adaptation
The use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena (study of the natural world)
science
Process by which the procedures and results of an experiment are evaluated by other scientists who are in the same field or who are conducting similar research
peer review