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| possible explantion for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question |
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| independant (manipulated) variable |
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| a factor that's intentionally varied by the experiment |
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| depending (repsonding) variable |
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| the factor that may change as a result of changes made in the indeoendant variable |
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| serves as a standard of comparison |
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| combination of chemical reactions that are required to carry out life processes |
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| change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms |
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| process by which organisms maintain a relativity stable internal environment |
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| a signal to which an organism responds and kind of detectable signal that carries out information |
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| populations that live together in a defined area |
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