Chapter1 vocb
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- liters
- measure volume
- manipulated variable
- the variable that is deliberately changed
- multicellular
- a living organism made up of many cells
- sexual reproduction
- cells from 2 different parents who unite to produce the 1st cell of the new organism
- evolution
- change in an organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
- meters
- measure length or distance
- responding variable
- the variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable
- controlled experiment
- a test of the effect of a single variable by changing it while keeping all other variables the same
- qualitative observations
- your observations using the senses
- homeostasis
- process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
- metabolism
- the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes
- dimensional analysis
- uses conversion factors to convert units
- quantitative observations
- numerical data
- grams
- measure mass
- stimulas
- a signal to which an organism responds
- asexual reproduction
- the new organism has a single parent
- spontaneous generation of life
- a disprove hypothesis stating that life could arise from nonliving matter
- unicellular
- a living organism made up of one cell