Chapter 1 Study of Life

Biologists discover problems by observing the world around them.

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A natural law is based on the analysis of data collected in a controlled experiment.

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In an experiment, the control group is used to test the effect of the independent variable.

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Counts, amounts, and values are examples of data produced by descriptive research.

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Science cannot solve all problems, but technology can.

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Wether applications of science to everyday life are considered good, bad, right or wrong comes under the category of technology.

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Data can only by gathered from quantitative research.

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Biology is not only known as the study of life, but also the study of living things.

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The process whereby the organism produces more of its own kind

• growth
• reproduction
• homestasis
• Dependent Variable

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The part of an experiment in which all conditions are kept the same

• control
• evolution
• reproduction
• adaptation