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Chapter 1: Studying Life
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Chapter 1: Studying Life
Biology
The study of life
The characteristics of living things
1) Made of cells
A cell is the smallest unit of an organism that is considered alive
Organisms can be unicellular or multi cellular
2) Reproduce
Sexual Reproduction
2 cells from different parents unite
Asexual Reproduction
1 cell splits into 2
3) Genetic Code
Info is carried on DNA molecules
Info is passed from parent to offspring
4) Grow/Develop
Grow
Cells get larger
Devlope
Cells multiply and differentiate
Parent Cell
Skin Cell
Bone cell
Blood Cell
ECT..
5) Need Materials and Energy
Food
Water
Air
6) Respond to their environment
Stimulus - Signal to which an organism responds
Internal
External
7) Maintain Internal balance
Homeostasis - Process of keeping conditions stable
Sweating
Shivering
8) Populations Change Overtime
Terms
Science
An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world, its process
Observation
The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way
Independent Variable
The variable that is deliberately changed
Dependent Variable
Variable that is observed and that change in response to the independent variable.
Qualitative Data
#s obtained by counting or measuring
Qualitative Data
Descriptive and involve characteristcs that cannot usually be counted
Hypothesis
A scientific explanation for 2 sets of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it
Theory
A well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
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