What is BIOLOGY ?

Independent Variable

Variable that is tested

ecosystem

community and its nonliving and living surroundings

Bio means

life

cell

the smallest unit of life

4 steps in the Scientific Method

Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Conclusion

Control

a constant is the same for all groups being tested

biosphere

a part of earth that contains all ecosytstems

population

group of organisms of one type that live in the same area

molecules

groups of atoms, smallest unit of most chemical compounds

organism

individual living thing

quantative data

numbers and statistics

community

populations that live together in a defined area

ology means

study of

biology mean

the study of life

Dependent Variable

the variable that changes in response to the independent variable

groups of cells

tissues, organs, and organ systems

Qualitative Data

your observed data