Unit 1 Chapter 1: What is Biology? Vocabulary Words
Response
A reaction to a stimulus
Data
Collections of information gathered from investigations
Energy
The ability to create change
Evolution
The change in a species over timed causes by gradual adaptions
Species
A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
Scientific Method
A series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions.
Growth
An increase in living material and formation of new structures
Adaptation
An inherited trait from changes to a species over time
Stimulus
Anything that is part of either environment and causes some sort of reaction by an organism
Organism
Anything with an orderly structure, produces offspring, grows, develops, and adjust to change in its environment
Technology
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
independent variable
The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied.
Organization
The idea that all living things display an orderly structure
Dependent variable
The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable
Reproduction
The process of producing offspring to keep the species alive
Homeostasis
The regulation of an organism 's interval environment to maintain suitable survival conditions
Control
The standard by which the test results can be compared
Biology
The study of life
Environment
The surroundings in which an organism lives
Development
The total changes that take place in the life of an organism
Experiment
a set of controlled observations that test the hypothesis
Theory
an explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many observations and experiments over time
Hypothesis
an explanation that is based on prior scientific research or observations and that can be tested
Safety symbol
symbol that warns you about a danger that may exist from chemicals, electricity, heat or experimental procedures
Ethics
the moral principles and values that govern the actions and decisions of an individual or group
