Intro to Biology Vocabulary

A systematically organized way of learning or examining the natural world

• science

• biology

• geology

• astronomy

the study of life

• science

• biology

• geology

• astronomy

the first step in carrying out scientific processes. Involves using a least one of the five senses

• observation

• inference

• hypothesis

• science

uses prior knowledge to figure something out or to develop a hypothesis

• inference

• observation

• hypothesis

• theory

a testable statement that relies on information gathered from observations and inferences

• observation

• inference

• hypothesis

• theory

a variable in an experiment that the scientist deliberately changes (manipulated)

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• control group

• hypothesis

a variable in an experiment that the scientist observes for change or reaction (responding)

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• experimental group

• control group

a group or subject in an experiment that is tested by measuring responses to variables

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• control group

• experimental group

a group or subject in an experiment of which all variables are kept the same so others are measured against it

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• control group

• experimental group

data drawn from observations made from the five senses

• qualitative data

• quantitative data

• independent variable

• dependent variable