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Biology Vocabulary

Published on Dec 13, 2015

CCHS Biology Vocabulary

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Biology Vocabulary

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Science

A body of knowledge based on the study of nature
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The Scientific Method

  • Identify the problem
  • Make observations
  • Create a hypothesis
  • Collect data
  • Accept/Reject hypothesis
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Hypothesis

A testable explanation to an observation
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Experiment

A procedure used to test a hypothesis
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Inference

A logical conclusion reached by using recent and past knowledge
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Theroies

  • Explains a phenoma
  • Is supported by multiple observations and experiments.
  • Changable
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Types of variables

  • Independent Variables
  • Dependent Variables
  • Constants
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Independent Variable

A variable changed or controlled by the experimenter
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Dependent Variable

Variables that change due to the independent variable
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Constant

A controlled variable ; the constant always stays the same
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Serendipity

An occurance of something accidental or unexpected that heeds fourtounate results

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