The Cell

a way of dividing and organizing topics for studying

fundamental unit of any organism

the ability to reproduce and pass on DNA to continue the species

the stability of an organisms internal conditions

processing of food to “create” energy

species must be able to adapt to their environment

factors, conditions, or relationships that can be changed in an experiment

group that continues under existing conditions

group that is exposed to something that’s being tested

factors/conditions that don’t change

variable that differs from the controlled group and experimental group

result of the change in the experimental group due to the manipulated variable

proposed explanation for a phenomenon or problem being studied

first hypothesis to be tested

other options if the null hypothesis is rejected

examines the big picture data and predicts a specific answer

takes a specific observation and draws broader conclusions from it

observations made/measured using numbers

describes observations, or approximates and characterizes

a thoroughly tested and confirmed explanation for a set of observations or phenomena

model for describing where electrons travel around the nucleus of an atom, can take on complex shapes

some atoms have different numbers of neutrons

the average of mass of an atom’s isotopes

electrons in the outermost energy level, the electrons that interact with other atoms