Honors Biology Chapter 1 Quizlet + QA1 Quizlets

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facts
Science is NOT a collection of _____.
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science
an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world
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knowing
Science is a way of ____________ about the world.
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natural
Science only deals with the ________ world.
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patterns, connections
Scientists collect and organize information in an orderly way, looking for ___________ and ______________ among events.
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evidence
Scientists propose explanations that are not based on belief, but are based on ________.
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to provide natural explanations for events in the natural world
What is one goal of science?
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questions
Almost every major scientific discovery raises more _________ than answers.
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scientific methodology
a scientific way of investigation that involves observing, asking questions, making inferences, forming hypotheses, conducting controlled experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and drawing conclusions
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observation
the act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful orderly way
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inference
a logical interpretation based on what scientists already know
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hypothesis
A scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it
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controlled experiment
a test of the effect of a single variable by changing it while keeping all other variables the same
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independent variable
the variable that is deliberately changed in an experiment
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dependent variable
the variable that is observed and changes in response to the independent variable
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control group
the group that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable
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data
Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
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quantitative data
numerical data
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qualitative data
descriptive data
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creativity, curiosity, open-mindedness, skepticism
What are the four scientific attitudes (in alphabetical order)?
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peer review
A process in which scientific papers are reviewed by anonymous, independent experts
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theory
well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of hypotheses and observations
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bias
A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific
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biology
study of life
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stimulus
a signal to which an organism responds
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sexual reproduction
A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents
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asexual reproduction
A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent
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homeostasis
process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
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metabolism
the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials
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biosphere
means "living planet"
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