Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305967335
Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 15SA
Match the terms with the most suitable description.
| ____ data | a. if-then statement |
| ____ probability | b. unique type of organism |
| ____ species | c. emerges with cells |
| ____ theory | d. testable explanation |
| ____ prediction | e. measure of chance |
| ____ producer | f. time-tested hypothesis |
| ____ hypothesis | g. makes its own food |
| ____ life | h. scientific results |
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is repeated many times to ensure that the results are accurate
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includes at least two groups, one differing from the other by two or more variables
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Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
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