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Scientific Methodology
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method used by scientists which is a combination of common sense and logic
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Define you problem
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clear frame the wuestion you seek to answer.
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developing a hypothesis
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develop some statements that describe what you believe will happen.
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set up a controlled experiment
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is one where comparisons are veing made between that would be considered the normal condition (the control) and oneor more situations where a single condition or variable has been changed (the experimental groups)
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RAD (radiation absorbed dose)
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the amount of radiation absorbed by a living organism.
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qualitative
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A visual inspection of the various treatment groups placed next to each other to record the differnces.
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compound light microscopes
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as microscope having more than one lens, usingvisible or white light to illuminate the ogject of interest.
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parfocal
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the image does not need to be radically focused when changing the objective lenses.
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cytoplasmic streaming
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the cytoplasm and chloroplasts will be moving around within the cell
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domain
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all living divided into three major categories(Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya)
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Bacteria and Archaea
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simple, single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
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prokaryotic
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pro=before, karyotic = nucleus. Bacteria can be found in and on almost any structure - in the soil, in the water, in our intestine.
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Eukarya
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consists of sukaryotic organisms that are further divided into four kingdoms: Protista, Fungi, plantae, and Animalia based on their level or organization and mode of nutrition.
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chemosynthesis
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bacteria obtain their energy by breaking sown inorganis compounds such as hydrogen sulfide and ammonia.
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Cyanobacteria
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bacteria that resemble algae and plants in that they have photosynthetic pigments that are used to capture light energy to make thier own food.
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