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HiSET Science test prep H-N 

haploid - ANSWER An organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes; a gamete is haploid.

heliocentric - ANSWER a model of the solar system with the sun at the center and the planets orbiting around the sun; "helio" means "sun" and "centric" means at the center.

herbivore - ANSWER A consumer that eats only plants.

heterozygous - ANSWER An organism that has two different alleles for a trait

homeostasis - ANSWER A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level.

homologous pair - ANSWER A pair of related chromosomes that contain the genes defining a given set of traits.

homozygous - ANSWER A genotype consisting of two similar alleles.

host - ANSWER The organism on which a parasite feeds.

hypothesis - ANSWER A scientific and testable proposal to answer a question related to a scientific investigation; the basis for an experiment; an educated guess.

independent variable - ANSWER The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied

independent verification - ANSWER The reproduction of scientific findings by a third party.

inference - ANSWER An intuitive realization based on observable data.

inheritance - ANSWER The process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring.

inquiry - ANSWER Another name for scientific investigation.

investigation - ANSWER A process of seeking scientific knowledge by asking questions and gathering evidence.

ionic bond - ANSWER A bond between two atoms based on the attraction of opposing electrical charges.