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Chapter 1 - Science of Biology
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Biology
10th Grade
08/28/2007

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how do sceintists work? 3 parts
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1. observe the problem
2. tate the problem
3. hypothesis
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uses the senses to gether info
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observations
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inofrmation gathered from observation
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data
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possible explanation for a set of observations or aN ANSWER TO A SCEINTIFIC QUESTION
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hypothesis
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science deals with : 3 things
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1. natural world
2. collection and organization of info in an orderly way
3. explaining events that can be tested
things that are measurable
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body of knowledge that sceientists have accumulated
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science
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one variable is changed while all other variables are kept unchanged
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controlled experiemnt
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group where no variable is changed
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controll group
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the one variable that is kept changed is called the __
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manipulating variable
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variable thats observes and changes in response to the manipulative variable
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responding variable
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develops when a hypothesis is well supported by sceientists. helps with ___ & ____ in sceience..

an example is ___ which is ___.
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biogenisis - new organismscome from existing organisms
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study of life
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biology
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charcters of a living thing (8)
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reproduce
energy
DNA
grow
respond to environment/stimuli
internal environment
cells
change over time
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the combonation of chemical reactions thru which an organism carries on life processes
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metabolism
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process in which organisms keep their internal conditions relatively stable
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homeostasis
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