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Biology Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Biology Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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Biology
9th Grade
09/02/2013

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Stimulus
Definition
Any change in an organism’s internal or external environment that causes the organism to react
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Response
Definition
Organism’s reaction to a stimulus
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Homeostasis
Definition
 Regulation of an organism’s internal environment to maintain conditions needed for life
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Adaption
Definition
Inherited characteristic of a species that develops over time in response to an environmental factor, enabling the species to survive
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Science
Definition
A body of knowledge based on the of nature
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Theory
Definition
A body of knowledge based on the of nature
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Metric System
Definition
Measurement system whose divisions are powers of ten
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SI
Definition
System of measurements used by scientists, abbreviation of the International System of Units
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Foresnics
Definition
The field of study that applies science to matters of legal interest and other areas such as archaeology
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Ethics
Definition
A set of values
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Observation
Definition
Orderly, direct information gathering about a natural phenomenon
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Inference
Definition
 Assumption based on prior experience
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Scientific Method
Definition
A series of problem-solving procedures that might include observations, forming a hypothesis, experimenting, gathering and analyzing, and drawing conclusions
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Hypothesis
Definition
Testable explanation of a situation
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Experiment
Definition
Procedure performed in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis and collect precise data
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Control Group
Definition
– In a controlled experiment, the group not receiving the factor being tested
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Experimental Group
Definition
In a controlled experiment, the group receiving the factor being tested
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Independent Variable
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The one factor that can be changed in a controlled experiment; is the factor tested affects the experiment outcome

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Dependent Variable
Definition
Factor being measured in a controlled experiment; its value changes because of changes to the independent variable
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Constant
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– A factor that remains fixed during an experiment while the independent and dependent variables change
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Data
Definition
Quantitative or qualitative information gained from scientific investigation
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Species
Definition

Group organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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Reproduction
Definition
Production of offspring
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Development
Definition
Changes an organism undergoes in its lifetime before reaching its adult form
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Growth
Definition
Process that results in mass being added to an organism; may include formation of new cells and new structures
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Organization
Definition
Orderly structure show by living things
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Organism
Definition
Anything that has or once had all the characteristics of life
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Biology
Definition
Science of life; examines how living things interact, how systems function, and how they function at a molecular level
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