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| the study of living things |
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| a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, experiment, the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses |
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| a variable that always stays the same |
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| data measured, collected, perceived or noticed, especially during an experiment |
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| the variable that is changed during a scientific experiment |
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| the variable that is being tested in a scientific experiment |
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| A group in a scientific experiment where the factor being tested is not applied so that it may serve as a standard for comparison against another group where the factor is applied |
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| the group where the experimental procedures are performed |
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| data that DESCRIBES the thing; does not measure the attributes, characteristics, properties, etc. |
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| data that DEFINES the thing; quantity = numbers |
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| a view that states that natural forces existing in the past were the same as those that exist today |
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| small differences within a species characteristics |
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| Descent with Modification |
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| theory stating that related organisms share a common ancestor, allows predictions that can be tested |
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| characteristics that increase the chances that an organism will survive and reproduce in its particular environment |
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| process in which species with favorable variations survive, reproduce, and pass their variations to the next generation; those with unfavorable variations tend to die off |
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