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27 Cards in this Set
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BOTANY
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The Study of Plants
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ZOOLOGY
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The study of animals
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ANATOMY
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The study of the structure and function in organisms
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TAXANOMY
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The study of naming organisms
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CYTOLOGY
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The study of cells
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GENETICS
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The study of genes and heredity
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PHYSIOLOGY
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The study of Movement and bodily function
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MICROBIOLOGY
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The study of microscopic organisms
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How many kilometers are in a meter?
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1000
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How many centimeters are in a meter?
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.01
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What is homeostasis?
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Maintaining internal balance
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What is evolution?
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As a group, living things change over time.
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The universal genetic code is
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D.N.A.
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What are the branches of biology?
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Botany
Zoology Anatomy Taxonomy Cytology Genetics Physiology Microbiology |
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What are the steps of the scientific method?
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1-Observation-(state the problem)
2-Form a Hypothesis 3-Experiment-(Test Hypothesis) 4-Record and analyze the results 5-Form a conclusion 6-Replicate the work |
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What is a theory?
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Well tested explanaton
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What are some characteristics of an elctron microscope?
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-TEM: Transmission electron microscope
-Shines beam of electrons through a thin in specimen -SEM: scanning electron microscope -Beam of electrons moves back across the surface of an object or organism -PROBLEM WITH ELECRON MICROSCOPE: Organisms are not alive because specimens are put into a vacuum. |
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What is the
LIMITOF RESOLUTION? |
-Compound light micrscopes can only magnify objects up to 1000x. After that they get blurry.
1000x orig. size is = to .2 micrometers |
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What are ther levels of organization within organisms in your body?
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-Molecules
-Cells -Tissues -Organs -Systems -Organism |
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*LITER*
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*LITER*
-Mililiter -Kiloliter -2 liter |
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*GRAM*
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-Centigram
-Kilogram -Milligram |
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*Meter*
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Kilometer(1000 m)
Centimeter(.01 m) Millimeter(.001 m) Micrometer(1-1 million) |
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MEASUREMENTS IN THE METRIC SYSTEM
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Length-Mass-Volume-Temperature
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What are the goals of science?
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-To investigate and understand Nature
-Explain things in nature -To make useful predictions |
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What is science?
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Organized way of learning about the natural world
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What are the two variables in a controlled experiment?
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-Independent/Munipulated Variable
-Dependent/Responding Variable |
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What are experiments that are not possible?
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Human research of animals in the wild
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