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A signal that an organism responds to.
what is a stimulus
Eventually, after even more tests, a theory becomes this.
What is a law?
Information gathered during labs; recorded observations and measurements (results).
What is data?
The most logical explanation for the events that occur in nature. A hypothesis that has been tested over and over again with the same results.
What is theory?
Information collected using the senses.
What is an observation?
Molecule that holds the genetic code.
What is DNA?
The living planet. Anywhere on Earth where life exists.
What is the biosphere?
The question asked by the scientist.
What is the problem?
Tests done to support or refute a hypothesis.
What is experiment?
The factor you are testing. The variable you change in the set up of your experiment.
What is independent variable?
Anything that can be changed in an experiment.
What is a variable?
The study of life.
What is biology?
The group in an experiment that is used to compare your results to.
What is control group?
An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world. A subject that includes lab experiments.
What is science?
Reproduction with 2 parents.
What is sexual reproduction?
Type of reproduction that produces clones.
What is asexual reproduction?
The group that has the change that you are testing.
What is experimental group?
The variable that changes because of your test; the results of your experiment.
What is dependent variable?
A conclusion based on an observation.
What is an inference?
A student wants to see if adding fertilizer to plants will help them grow. In his experimental design, the amount of fertilizer is the control, independent variable, dependent variable, or controlled variable.
What is the independent variable
A point of view that is personal, rather than scientific.
What is bias?
An educated guess.
What is a hypothesis?
All chemical reactions in an organism. Includes building up and breaking down reactions.
What is metabolism?
Condition where organisms keep their internal environment stable even when the environment changes.
What is homeostasis?
An experiment where only one variable is changed.
What is controlled experiment?