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| the branch of science concerned with the study of life and living organisms including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy |
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| 12. That part of Earth inhabited by living organisms; includes both the living and non living components |
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| 11. A community together with its nonliving surroundings |
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| 10. Two or more populations of different species living and interacting in he same area. |
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| 9. Very similar, potentially interbreeding organisms. |
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| 8. Members of one species inhabiting the same area. |
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| 7. An individual living thing composed of many cells. |
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| 6. Two or more organs working together in the execution of a specific bodily function. |
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| 5. A structure usually composed of several tissue types that form a functional unit. |
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| 4. A group of similar cells that perform a specific function. |
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| 3. The smallest unit of life. |
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| 2. A combination of atoms. |
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| 1, The smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element. |
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| A body o knowledge created by scientists / a process to seek to understand the natural world |
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| Science vs non-science research |
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| Scientific method vs. human perspective |
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| Formalized way of knowing about the natural world. Observe>question>hypothesis>prediction>experiment or observation>conclusion |
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| An explanation based on assumptions that makes a prediction that can be tested. |
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| Research hypotheses are evaluated based on this principle as either null or alternate hypothesis |
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| The proposed explanation for the observation does not have a significant effect on your variable |
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| the proposed explanation for the observation does have a significant effect on your variable. makes a prediction |
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| A hypothesis that has been tested hundreds of times by many scientists and is not rejected |
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| Record observations without manipulating the environment or the organism |
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| Examine similarities and differences between species to understand evolutionary questions |
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| Manipulate or change a variable and record its effect |
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| The variable that is changed. |
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| THe variable that is the measure in response |
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| The variable that has no experimental manipulation but is treated similarly. |
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| Disproved the spontaneous generation theory through scientific method concluding that flies are the source of the maggots. |
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| Conducted the experiment about bird matting and concluded that females prefer long tail males. |
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Scientific knowledge is generated and communicated to the scientific community via peer reviewed research.
ex) Science and Nature |
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| Scientific journal editors use the reviews of expert/colleagues to decide whether to accept or reject that article for publication. |
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| Original source of scientific information in scientific journals. |
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| Reports of scientific research in books, textbooks, websites, newspapers. NOT always peer reviewed. |
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| The process by which modern organisms descended with modification from preexisting life forms/change in allele frequencies in a population (species) over time |
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| Differential reproduction and survivorship among individuals within a population. |
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| Genetic variability among organisms. Heritable (passed down through generations), reproductive success (trains confer differences in survivorship & reproduction), and adaptations (traits that confer a selective advantage) |
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| Formation of a new species through evolution. |
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| A domain of life that is a unicellular prokaryote |
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| A domain of life that is a unicellular prokaryote |
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| A domain of life that is a eukaryote |
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