quiz 1
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caitlin-faye-rogers on January 31, 2012
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13 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 scientific inquiry | the process of asking questions using repeatable observations adn testable hypotheses |
| descriptive science and hypothetico-deductive science | what are 2 types of science? |
| observation | make an observation about the natural world |
| question | ask critical questions about your observations |
| hypothesis | a tentative explanation based on past experience |
| prediction | what we think will happen based on our hypothesis |
| results | unbiased reporting of the information gained from the experiment |
| conclusions | do the results support or reject the hypothesis, what was learned overall from this experiment |
| life is organized, life requires energy, life maintains internal constancy, life reproducws itself, grows and develops, life evolves | all living things share what? (hint: 5 things) |
| species richness | the number of species present in an area |
| species evenness | `the relative abundance of individuals among the species |
| biotic factors | living parts of an environment such as vegetation structure, competition, and predation |
| abiotic factors | the nonliving parts of an environment such as disturbances, moisture, acidity, ect |
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