living things are made up of basic units called . . .
cells
living things are based on a universal. . .
code
living things grow, develop, and . . .
reproduce
living things respond to their . . . as they mature
environment
living things maintain a stable internal. . . .
environment
living things obtain and use materials and. . .
energy
generic molecule common to all living things
DNA
internal process that enables all living things to survive changing conditions
homeostasis
living things capable of responding to different types of . . .
stimuli
living things have a long history of . . . changes
evolutionary
what the continuation of life depends on
matter, energy
the combination of chemical reactions that make up an organism's . . . help to organize raw materials into living matter
metabolism
act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way
observation
information gathered during an experiment
data
logical interpretation based on what scientists already know
inference
scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it
hypothesis
well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypothesis
theory
way of reproduction with a single parent
asexual
signal to which an organism responds
stimulus
organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world
science
study of life
biology
point of view that is personal rather than scientific
bias
in an experiment, the group exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable
control group
in an experiment, the variable that is manipulated
independent variable
in an experiment, the responding variable
dependent variable
a living planet
biosphere
living things
organisms
the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials
metabolism
