| Term | Definition |
|---|
| scientific method | The approach known as the..............distinguishes science from non-science. |
| biology | the study of life |
| theory | a multi-tested and confirmed hypothesis |
| a variable | What does the experimental setup have that the controlled experiment does not have? |
| graph, table, chart | three ways in which data can be recorded |
| Claude Villee | the inventor of the scientific method |
| 10 | the international systems of units are based on multiples of |
| celcius | SI unit of temperature |
| meter | SI unit of length |
| liter | SI unit of volume |
| seconds | SI unit of time |
| kilogram | SI unit of mass |
| newton | SI unit of weight |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation. preliminary conclusion or guess about an event in nature |
| data | a record of observations and information |
| organization | structure where the parts function together |
| unicellular | one cell |
| multicellular | more than one cell |
| reproduction | can make more of its kind |
| asexual reproduction | new organisms are created by one parent, genetically identical, clones |
| sexual reproduction | new organisms are created from two parents with different DNA combinations, sperm and egg |
| growth | formation of new structures, increase amount of living material |
| anabolism | synthesis of complex substances |
| catabolism | breakdown of complex substances |
| response | reaction |
| stimulus | causes change |
| homeostasis | regulation of internal environment to maintain conditions necessary for survival |
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