| Definition | |
| series of steps that scientists use to answer questions and solve problems | |
| the study of living things | |
| an experiement that tests only one factor at a time | |
| the application of knowledge, tools, and materials to solve problems and accomplish tasks | |
| the factor in a controlled experiment that changes | |
| a unifying explanation for a broad range of hypotheses and observations that have been supported by testing | |
| a membrane-covered structure that contains all the materials necessary for life | |
| the maintenance of a stable internal environment | |
| anything that affects the activity of an organism, organ, or tissue | |
| reproduction in which a single parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent | |
| reproduction in which two parents are required to produce offspring that will share characteristics of both parents | |
| deoxyribonucleic acid; hereditary material that controls all activities of the cell and provides instructions for making proteins | |
| the passing of traits from parents to offspring | |