Set: Chapter One, The Science of Biology

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science the organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world
observation the use of one or more senses to gather information
data evidence
inference logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience
hypothesis possibe explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question
science the body of knowledge that scientists have built up
data information gathered from observations
spontaneous generation the disproven hypothesis that life could arise from nonliving matter
controlled experiment a test of the effect of a single variable by changing it while keping all other variables the same
manipulated variable factor in an experiment that a scientist purposely changes
manipulated variable independent variable, syn.
responding variable factor in an experiment that a scientist wants to observe, which may change in response to the manipulated variable
responding variable dependent variable, syn.
theory well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
biology science that seeks to understand the living world
cell collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates the cell from its surroundings
homeostasis process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
sexual reproduction process by which cells of two different parents unite to produce the first cell of a new organism
asexual reproduction process by which a single parent reproduces by itself
metabolism set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes
stimulus a signal to which an organism responds
cell basic unit of all forms of life
metric system decimal system of measurement based on certain physical standards and scaled on multiples of ten
microscope device that produces magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye
compound light microscope microscope that allows light to pass through a specimen and uses two lenses to form an image
electron microscope microscope that forms an image by focusing beams of electrons onto a specimen
cell culture group of cells grown in a nutrient solution from a single original cell
cell fractionation technique in which cells are broken into pieces and the different cell parts are separated

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Creator elzbthgndhrt
Created September 9, 2007
Group Honors Biology
Tags cellfractionation, cellculture, electronmicroscope, compoundlightmicroscope, metricsystem, stimulus, asexualreproduction, sexualreproduction, respondingvariable, manipulatedvariable, controlledexperiment, spontaneousgeneration, inference, observation, microscope, data, homeostasis, metabolism, hypothesis, theory, cell, science, biology
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Chapter One, Sections One, Two, Three and Four

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elzbthgndhrt : spelling change: electorn microscope -> electron microscope
elzbthgndhrt : spelling change: spontaneos generation -> spontaneous generation
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  1. spontaneous generation → the disproven hypothesis that life could arise from nonliving matter - 1 miss
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