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Biology Terms 1
Biology Terms 1
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Biology
9th Grade
09/09/2013

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Science
Definition
is an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world.
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Observation
Definition
The act of noticing and describing the events or process in a careful and orderly way.
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Inference
Definition
is a logical interpretation based on what scientist already know.
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Hypothesis
Definition
is a scientific explanation for a set of observation that can be tested in ways that support or reject.
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Controlled Experiment
Definition
An experiment in which only one variable is changed.
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Independent Variable
Definition
A variable that deliberately changes.
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Dependent Variable
Definition
A variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable.
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Control Group
Definition
is one exposed to the same conditions as the experiment group except for one independent variable.
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Data
Definition
Information and experiments observations, that scientists make detailed records of.
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