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| an organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world |
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| involves using one or more of the senses to gather information |
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| the information gather form the observations |
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| a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience |
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| a possible explanation for a set of observations or an answer to a scientific question |
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| a term given to the idea that life could arise from non living matter |
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| the variable that is deliberately changed |
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| the change that responses to the manipulated variable |
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| whenever possible, a hypothesis should be tested by an experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time. All other variables should stay the same, or controlled |
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| a particular hypothesis that becomes so well supported |
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| the science to seek and understand the living world |
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| a collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates the cell from its surroundings |
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| cells from two different parents unite to produce the first cell of the new organism |
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| the new organism has a single parent |
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| the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes |
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| a signal to which an organism responds |
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| process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment |
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| the ability of a group of organisms to change over time in invaluable for survival in a world that is always changing |
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