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Unit 1 Vocab
Good 2 know Biology wordings
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Biology
9th Grade
09/23/2010

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Term
Science
Definition
A method of questioning and testing
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Experiment
Definition
A test
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Independent variable
Definition
the variable that the scientist changes
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Units
Definition
A measurement that must be included on both the x and y axis
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Dependent variable
Definition
The variable that changes because of what the scientist changes
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X axis
Definition
The horizontal axis on a graph
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Y axis
Definition
the vertical axis on a graph
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DryMix
Definition
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Title
Definition
Let people know what their looking at
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purpose
Definition
The reason why a person is preforming an experiment
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Hypothesis
Definition
An educated guess of what would happen in a experiment
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Procedure
Definition
A detailed description of the steps taken in an experiment
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Materials
Definition
Things used to preform a experiment
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Results
Definition
What happened while preforming the experiment
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Data
Definition
The information we get from a experiment
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Conclusion
Definition
The final answer to the question based on data
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Investigative Question
Definition
A question you ask at the end of the experiment to further your invetigation
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Quantitative Observation
Definition
An observation that has to do with a quantity
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Qualitative Observation
Definition
An observation that has to do with the quality of something
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Precision
Definition
How close we get to the measurement each time it`s tryed
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Accuracy
Definition
How close we are to the ture vaule
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Control Group
Definition
A group that we compare to, and one we don`t change anything for
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Controlled Variable
Definition
A variable that stays the same
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Fair Test
Definition
Only two variables change the indepedent and the dependent
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Cell
Definition
the smallest living thing
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Organism
Definition
a living thing
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Homeostasis
Definition
To maintain balance
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7 characteristics of a living thing
Definition
- Cells
- Growing
- Reproduce
- Maintain homeostasis
- Reactions
- Energy
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