Life
The characteristic of life showing highly-organized structures in their cells, tissues, organs, or organ systems.
What is order.
The first step in the scientific method.
What is observation?
Experiments test a hypothesis under these conditions.
What are controlled conditions?
It predicts the likeliness of an experimental result occurring simply due to random chance.
What is probability?
It is exposed to the independent variable.
What is the experimental group?
Maintaining an internal balance.
What is homeostasis?
The last step in the scientific method.
What is peer review?
What is the independent variable?
The best sample size for an experiment.
What is large?
When scientists are able to review and critique the experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
What is peer review?
Groups of cells with similar structure and functions.
What is tissue?
An explanation for an observation based on prior knowledge.
What is a hypothesis?
In an experiment, it's what's measured at the end.
What is the dependent variable?
This type of experiment prevents the experimental subjects from knowing whether they are in the control or experimental group.
What is blind?
A specific area within the biosphere with a common set of physical characteristics.
What is an ecosystem?
The part of Earth that supports life.
What is the biosphere?
The Greek philosopher who believed that life could spontaneously arise from non-living matter.
Who is Aristotle?
Data that is recorded in numerical form.
What is quantitative data?
It is not exposed to any new variable.
What is the control group?
It includes all members of a species that live in the same community.
What is a population?
All populations living and interacting in one ecosystem.
What is a community?
The way philosophers gained an understanding of life.
What is logic and reason?
Data that is recorded as a simple description.
What is qualitative data?
This type of experiment prevents both the scientists and subjects from knowing which is the control and experimental group.
What is double-blind?
When scientists or patients influence the data to produce a specific result.
What is bias?