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Scientific Method
Charateristics of Life
Experimentation
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
Hypothesis
What is an educated guess, or a possible answer to a question
100
reproduction
What is the process of making more of your own kind
100
control group
What is the group that recieves no experimentaionat treatment
100
biology
What is the study of life
100
HIV
What is the virus that destroys the immune system and causes AIDS
200
observation
What is the act of noting or perceiving objects or events using the senses
200
evolution
What is change in a species over time
200
dependent variable
What is the factor that is measured in an experiment
200
species
What is a group of organisms that are genetically similar and can produce fertile offspring
200
pH
What is the relative measure of how acidic or basic a solution is.
300
prediction
What is the expeccted outcome of an experiment
300
heredity
What is the passing on of traits from parent to offspring
300
experimental group
What is the group that receives experimental treatment
300
ecology
What is the study of interactions between living organisms and their enviornment
300
cancer
What is the disorder caused by uncontrolled cell division
400
theory
What unites and explains a broad range of observations through experimentation, a set of related hypotheses proven many times by many scientists
400
metabolism
What is the sum of all the chemical reactions carried out in an organism
400
independent variable
What is the factor that is varied in an experiment
400
cell
What is the smallest unit capable of all life functions
400
genes
What are sets of inherited instructions for making proteins
500
analysis
What is the collection and review of data from an experiment
500
homeostasis
What is the maintenance of a stable internal environment
500
experiment
What is a planned procedure to test a hypothesis
500
mutation
What is the change in a genes DNA
500
cystic fibrosis
What is a fatal disorder where abnormally thick mucus builds up in the lungs and other organs