Biology 1A Ch 1 Vocab

Chapter 1 vocabulary for Biology 1A.

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Fission
Type of asexual reproduction by which an organism divides itself into two parts
Metabolism
Chemical reactions that carry out life processes
Data
Gathered information
Budding
Type of asexual reproduction by which a part of the organism breaks away from the parent to grow into a new organism
Metric system
System of measuring based on multiples of 10
Technology
Tools that help improve our lives
Cell
Smallest units of organisms
Manipulated variable
Variable that is changed during testing
Microscope
Device used to magnify images
Spontaneous generation
Life arising from nonliving things
Homeostasis
Process in which organisms maintain survival conditions
Responding variable
Variable that is the response that we measure
Hypothesis
Proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations
Science
Organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world
Observation
Process of gathering information using the senses