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| a set of organized steps that scientists follow under controlled conditions to test a theory or hypothesis |
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| an assumption that is made as a result of gathering data through sampling |
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Scientific method:
make observations
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perform an experiment
gather and analyze data
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form a hypothesis
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| in ana experiment, a group that a scientist can compare to another group that is identical except for one property or factor |
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| in an experiment, a factor that is unknown or can change |
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| A well-designed experiment includes an experimental group and a _____. |
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| in an experiment, the variable that depends on the other variables |
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| in an experiment, the factor that a scientist deliberately manipulates |
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| data that represents qualities or characteristics that can't be expressed by a number |
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| data that represents a quantity; numeric data |
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| The ___ variable is the variable that is dependent on the manipulation of the independent variable. |
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| relating to nonbiological factors |
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| a large area dominated by characteristic plants and animals, such as a rain forest or tundra |
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| relating to factors that are associated with or result from the activities of living organisms |
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| all of the populations that live and interact with each other in a particular area |
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| a community or group of organisms living an interacting with each other and their environment |
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| all of the members of one species that live in a common area and whose population dynamics are different from those of other populations |
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| ATP; the molecule that delivers usable chemical energy for almost all processes and reactions that a cell must undergo to survive |
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| the process of breaking down glucose for the production of ATP in the presence of oxygen |
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| the creation of glucose using energy from a chemical source rather than from sunlight |
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| the process by which plants and certain other organisms use the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen |
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| ____ is a process by which plants transfer light energy (sunlight) into chemical energy |
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