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Biology study of living things Ecology The study of organisms and interactions with their environment Cytology The study of cells Virology The study of viruses Bacteriology The study of bacteria Microbiology The study of Microorganisms Organism Any living thing Adaption A genetic characteristic which gives an organism a greater chance of survival Development Changes in an organism over a period of time Growth When an organism becomes larger Evolution Changes in a population over time Energy The ability to do work Homeostasis Regulation and maintenance of the internal environment of an organism- keeping the status quo Stimulus Anything that causes a response Hypothesis An educated guess/ possible answer to a question Data Observations and Measurements Theory A hypothesis that has been tested and never proven false over many years Biogenesis The idea that living things only come from other living things Spontaneous Generation/ Abiogenesis The idea that living things can come from non-living things is called Francesco Redi The man who proved that rotting meat does not turn into maggots Louis Pasteur The man who used S-Shaped flasks to prove that spontaneous generation does not occur Anton von Leeuwenhoek Man who microorganisms Spallanzi's contribution He showed that there was an error in Needham's experiment The error in Needham's Experiment He did not heat the broth long enough Science The study of the natural world Technology Applied Science Hectoliters 100 Liters Milligram On Thousandth of a gram Kilometer One Thousand meters How many centigrams is 5 grams? 500 How many mL are in a liter? 1,000 Cell The smallest unit of a living thing Biosphere Largest unit of living things Population Group of similar organisms that live together in a particular area Tissue A group of cells that work together to perform a particular function Ecology The study of the interaction of living organisms and their environment Ecosystem All of the organisms and their environment in a particular area Community A group of different organisms that live together in a particular area Organ A group of tissues that work together to perform a particular function Organism Term for a living thing Independent variable In an experiment, the factor that is being tested Managed/ Controlled Variable A variable that is kept the same in both the control and experimental groups Independent Variable Variable that goes on the x-axis when graphing Purpose of Control To compare it with the experimental group Dependent Variable (graph) Variable that goes on the y-axis when graphing Dependent Variable What you measure or what is reacting to the independent variable (responding variable)