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Biology Vocabulary

Published on Dec 25, 2015

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Biology Vocabulary

Science-
a body of knowledge based on the study of nature

Hypothesis-
a testable explanation of a situation

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Serendipity
the occurrence of accidental or unexpected but fortunate results

Experiment-
something that tests a hypothesis

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Control Group-
the group in the experiment that does not receive treatment

Experimental Group-
the group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested

Independent Variable-
the variable that is changed or controlled by the experiment (x axis)

Dependent Variable-
the variable that changes as a result of the independent variable (y axis)

Constant-
the control variables (things that are the same)

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Inference-
combining what you know with what you have learned and forming a logical conclusion