Characteristics of Life
The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment
What is Homeostasis?
the variable that is changed in an experiment
What is INDEPENDENT Variable (IV)
The branch of philosophy that deals with moral principles?
What is Ethics?
What is the group in an experiment that is not exposed to the independent variable?
Control group
The process by which organisms produce offspring
The variable that is measured in an experiment
What is DEPENDENT Variable (DV)
an example of a bioethical issue (One of the issues we talked about in class during the Ethics lesson)
What is Euthenasia, Cloning, genetic manipulation, etc.
Why is it important to have multiple trials in an experiment?
To increase reliability and reduce experimental error
The ability of an organism to respond to changes in its environment
What is "Responding to Stimui?"
Scientists make a prediction before following a procedure for an experiment
What is a hypotheses?
Why is ethics important in scientific research?
To ensure responsible and ethical conduct
The factors that are kept constant in an experiment
What are Constants? ( time, materials for experiment, etc.)