Vocabulary Quiz: Orientation
1. Change in a kind of organism over time;
process by which modern organisms have
descended from ancient organisms. I.
Evolution
______2. The experimental factor that is
manipulated; the variable whose effect is
being studied N. Independent Variable
______3. All external conditions and
factors, living and nonliving (chemicals and
energy), that affect an organism or other
specified system during its lifetime. H.
Enviroment
______4. A living thing. O. Organism
______5. A tendency to maintain a
balanced or constant internal state; the
regulation of any aspect of body chemistry,
such as blood glucose, around a particular
level. L. Homeostasis
______6. A hypothesis that has been tested
with a significant amount of data. W.
Theory
______7. The outcome factor; the variable
that may change in response to
manipulations of the independent variable.
E. Dependent Variable
______8. Characteristic of life- arranged in
an orderly way P. Organization
______9. All of the changes that take place
during the life of an organism F.
Development
______10. Application of science to help
people V. Technology
______11. In an experiment, the standard
that is used for comparison. C. Control
______12. (biology) taxonomic group
whose members can interbreed. T. Species
______13. Ability to do work; ATP G. Energy
______14. Any pieces of information
acquired through observation or
experimentation. D. Data
______15. Making more of the same
species (crucial for species survival, but not
individual) Q. Reproduction
______16. A controlled test of a hypothesis
in which the researcher manipulates one
variable to discover its effect on another. J.
Experiment
______17. the science that studies living
organisms B. Biology
______18. A testable prediction, often
implied by a theory. M. Hypothesis
______19. In multicelled species, an
increase in the number, size, and volume of
cells. K. Growth
______20. A trait that helps an organism
survive and reproduce. A. Adaptation
______21. symbol that warns you about a
danger that may exist from chemicals,
electricity, heat or experimental procedures
S. Safety Symbol
______22. A series of steps followed to
solve problems including collecting data,
formulating a hypothesis, testing the
hypothesis, and stating conclusions. X.
Scientific Method
______23. A change in an organism's
surroundings that causes the organism to
react. U. Stimulus
______24. A reaction to a stimulus R.
Response