The Science of Biology
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. science
A. A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage
2. biology
B. The process of an individual organism growing organically
3. organism
C. A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world
4. homeostasis
D. A relation of constraint of one entity by another
5. hypothesis
E. An individual living thing.
6. experiment
F. Study of the natural world through experiments
7. control
G. Characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms
8. variable
H. Metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via
9. theory
I. Something that is likely to vary
10. cells
J. A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
11. reproduce
K. The power to do work or make things move
12. energy
L. To show a ___ or a reaction to something
13. growth
M. The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
14. development
N. Tiniest unit of living things (plural)
15. respond
O. To have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant