Honors Biology Basics Study Guide

Honors Biology Basics Study Guide biology - Answer️️ -the science of life cells - Answer️️ -basic unit of structure/function in all living things tissue - Answer️️ -groups of specialized cells species - Answer️️ -group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring stimulus - Answer️️ -part of internal/external environment that causes a reaction in an organism homeostasis - Answer️️ -regulation of an organism's internal conditions to maintain life adaptation - Answer️️ -inherited characteristic resulting from changes to species over time science - Answer️️ -body of knowledge based on the study of nature scientific theory - Answer️️ -explanation of natural phenomenon supported by many observations/experiments over time scientific law - Answer️️ -describes relationship under certain conditions in nature without explaining why the relationship is the way it is technology - Answer️️ -application of scientific knowledge to solve human needs and extend human capabilities reproduction - Answer️️ -production of offspring ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 9:45 AM Page | 2 peer review - Answer️️ -process by which procedures used during an experiment and the results are evaluated by other scientists in the same field and who are conducting similar research hypothesis - Answer️️ -testable explanation of a situation experiment - Answer️️ -an investigation of a phenomenon in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis control group - Answer️️ -group used for comparison in an experiment experimental group - Answer️️ -group exposed to the factor being tested independent variable - Answer️️ -the one factor in a controlled experiment that can change dependent variable - Answer️️ -results from or depends on c