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1) **Science** - The process of gathering and analyzing data about the natural world. 2) **Observation** - The process of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way. 3) **Inference** - A logical interpretation or assumption based on what is already known. 4) **Hypothesis** - An "idea" or "best guess" to explain something. It has not been tested and has no evidence to support it. 5) **Controlled Experiment** - Experiment in which only one variable is changed. 6) **Independent Variable** - The part of an experiment that you change or alter. Also sometimes called the manipulated variable. 7) **Dependent Variable** - The part of the experiment that is observed or measured. Also sometimes called the responding variable. 8) **Control Group** - The portion of the experiment that has no altered independent variable. This is the group that is under "normal" conditions and you "expect" what will happen 9) **Data** - Evidence, information gathered from observations. 10) **Refute** - To prove wrong. 11) **Experimental Group** - The portion of the experiment that has an altered independent variable. This is the group you are testing. 12) **Biology** - The study of life 13) **Theory** - Well tested explanation that is supported by evidence. 14)**Dominant View** -Most widely accepted belief by a majority of people. 15)**Bias** - Particular preference or point of view. 16) ** DNA ** - The blueprint of life. Molecule that carries all of the genetic information. 17)**Stimulus** - Any environmental signal that causes a response. 18)**Sexual Reproduction** - Production of similar offspring from the fusion of gametes from two parents. 19)**Asexual Reproduction** - Production of identical offspring from one parent. 20)**Homeostasis** - The maintenance of a stable internal environment. 21)**Metabolism** - The combinantion of all chemical reactions in the body. 22)**Biosphere** - Thin layer around Earth in which life can exist.