Biology Vocabulary

3. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
5. the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution
6. a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another
7. tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes
11. a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method
12. a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation
13. a graph that uses lines to connect individual data points

1. another term for pie chart
2. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
4. a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another.
5. a diagram in which the numerical values of variables are represented by the height or length of lines or rectangles of equal width
8. a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue
9. an observable occurrence in nature that appears to always be true
10. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms