Unit 1, Week 1-Biology Vocabulary

a reaction to a stimulus

something that is always changing

maintaining a constant that stays the same

something that is living

anything that was once living, but can be dead

a bacteria

the result of a test

the process in which something is tested

an estimated guess

the result of a test

something that the scientist changes

not part of the experiment

the study of science

the study of plants and animals

the study of life

something that causes a response or reaction

something that causes movement

something the scientist must create as part of the variable

when a scientist uses different chemicals and mixes them together to get a result in a lab, taking all proper safety precautions

a test done of a hypothesis, that includes variables, controls, and recording of data

something that a scientist conducts in a lab

something that cannot be tested within the experiment

the one that the scientist changes and tests

a variable that does not change and stays the same

the name of an organism

something that all organisms have in common

a distinguishing feature or trait that helps distinguish it from other organisms

a testing process

a process in which you observe something that happens

an estimation, a close guess