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Biology I - Chapter 1

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  • The variable that changes in response to the independent variable is the _____.
    dependent variable
  • A _____ can predict what will happen in nature.
    law
  • Organized organisms that possess life and carry out metabolic processes are considered to be _____.
    living
  • Step five of the scientific method is...
    collect data
  • Science is the use of evidence to understand and explain the _____ world.
    natural
  • A _____ is a signal to which an organism responds.
    stimulus
  • Living things are based on a universal genetic _____.
    code
  • A _____ is a description of a pattern in nature.
    law
  • Step six of the scientific method is...
    analyze data
  • Step eight of the scientific method is...
    communicate results
  • Bacteria are _____-cellular.
    uni
  • Humans are _____-cellular.
    multi
  • _____ reproduction is when one parent produces genetically identical offspring.
    asexual
  • We display data using tables or _____.
    graphs
  • Plants use _____ to obtain energy.
    sunlight/photosynthesis
  • Organisms maintain _____ to keep their internal conditions stable despite changes in the external environment.
    homeostasis
  • A scientific question must be _____.
    testable
  • _____ are factors in an experiment that are kept consistent.
    controlled variables
  • The group that does not receive the independent variable is the _____.
    control group
  • To _____ is to change in form and function over time.
    develop
  • Questions that cannot be answered by science include...
    moral, ethical, or religious questions
  • _____ contains the instructions for building and running an organism.
    DNA
  • Plants are _____-cellular.
    multi
  • Living things can grow and _____.
    develop
  • Questions that can be answered by science are _____.
    testable, measurable, and based on observations and evidence
  • To _____ is to increase in size or number of cells.
    grow
  • Chemical reactions that turn food into energy is called _____.
    metabolism
  • The _____ group is the group being tested.
    experimental
  • Step four of the scientific method is...
    design & conduct an experiment
  • _____ that improve survival are passed on and become more common over time.
    traits
  • The group that receives the independent variable is the _____.
    experimental group
  • _____ is the study of life.
    biology
  • Science is testable and _____.
    repeatable
  • Step seven of the scientific method is...
    draw conclusions
  • Biology means...
    the study of life
  • Step one of the scientific method is...
    ask a question
  • Living things _____ to their environment.
    respond
  • _____ is information collected from an experiment.
    data
  • Living things can _____.
    reproduce
  • Organisms made of two or more cells are _____.
    multicellular
  • Living things _____ as a group.
    evolve
  • A _____ is a testable prediction.
    hypothesis
  • Living things are made of _____.
    cells
  • Living things can _____ and develop.
    grow
  • _____ is the universal genetic code.
    DNA
  • Step two of the scientific method is...
    do background research
  • Animals get energy from _____.
    food
  • Step three of the scientific method is...
    form a hypothesis
  • The _____ group shows what happens under normal conditions.
    control
  • A _____ explains why or how phenomena occur in nature.
    theory
  • An _____ is something you can see, measure, or record.
    observation
  • CER stands for _____, _____, _____
    claim, evidence, reasoning
  • _____ data is descriptive data about characteristics or qualities.
    qualitative
  • Data can decide whether or not the hypothesis was _____.
    supported
  • _____ determines the traits of an organism.
    DNA
  • Organisms made of one cell are _____.
    unicellular
  • The _____ variable is found on the y-axis of a graph.
    dependent
  • Inanimate objects or substances that lack life, cells, and biological activity are considered to be _____.
    non-living
  • _____ is the use of evidence to understand and explain the natural world.
    science
  • Living things obtain and use _____.
    energy
  • Living things maintain _____.
    homeostasis
  • _____ data is numbers-based data that can be measured or counted.
    quantitative
  • _____ reproduction is when two parents combine genetic material to make unique offspring.
    sexual
  • The _____ variable is found on the x-axis of a graph.
    independent
  • The peer-review process helps to catch _____.
    mistakes
  • The _____ is a step-by-step process that scientists use to ask questions, test ideas, and learn how the natural world works.
    scientific method
  • A hypothesis is written as...
    If (IV), then (DV).
  • _____ describes groups of organisms changing over time.
    evolution
  • A _____ is a well-supported explanation based on lots of evidence.
    theory
  • The part of an investigation that we purposefully change is the _____.
    independent variable
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