Scientific Method Vocab Review

Possible explanation to a scientific question. Written in “if…then” form.

An individual living thing

Molecule that is the genetic blueprint of life; universal genetic material

A very well tested hypothesis

Basic unit of all forms of life

evidence; information gathered from observations

Chemical reactions in which an organism builds up or breaks down materials to survive

Inherited characteristic that increases an organism’s chance of survival

Factor in an experiment that I change; also known as the manipulated variable

The sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere

Logical  interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience

Process by which organisms maintain a stable internal environment

Group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

Science that studies living things

a test the effect of a single variable by changing while keeping all other variables the same

Use of one for more senses to gather information

Organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world; also

Decimal system of measurement based on certain physical standards and scaled on multiples of 10

Device that produces magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the eye

Collection of all the organisms who live in a particular place,with their nonliving environment

Microscope that allows light to pass through a specimen and uses two lenses to form an image

Factor in an experiment that a scientist wants to observe, called the responding variable

Changes in organisms over very, very long amounts of time

Part of Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and air or atmosphere