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| 10683633173 | An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the real world. | Science |  | 0 |
| 10683633174 | The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way. | Observation |  | 1 |
| 10683633175 | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning | Inference |  | 2 |
| 10683633176 | A proposed, scientifically testable explanation for an observed phenomenon. | Hypothesis |  | 3 |
| 10683633177 | An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time. | Controlled Experiment |  | 4 |
| 10683633178 | The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied. | Independent Variable |  | 5 |
| 10683633179 | the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable. | Dependent Variable |  | 6 |
| 10683633180 | Subjects in an experiment who do not receive application of the independent variable but are measured nonetheless for the dependent variable. | Control Group |  | 7 |
| 10683633181 | Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis | Data |  | 8 |
| 10683633182 | A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data | Theory |  | 9 |
| 10683633183 | A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific. | Bias |  | 10 |
| 10683633184 | The scientific study of life | Biology |  | 11 |
| 10683633185 | A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes. | DNA |  | 12 |
| 10683633186 | A change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react | Stimulus |  | 13 |
| 10683633187 | Process by which cells from two different parents unite to produce the first cell of a new organism. | Sexual Reproduction |  | 14 |
| 10683633188 | A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state | Homeostasis |  | 15 |
| 10683633189 | Chemical reactions in living organisms that are necessary to maintain life | Metabolism |  | 16 |
| 10683633190 | Part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere | Biosphere |  | 17 |
