Life Science Group 1

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A possible explanation for a set of observations or a possible answer to a scientific question.

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Hypothesis

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An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.

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Controlled experiment

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Using one or more of your sense to gather infomation.

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Observing

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Observations that deal with a number, or amount

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Quantitative observation

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The ways people change the world around them to meet their needs and solve practical problems.

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Technology

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A way of learning about the natural world

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Science

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Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers

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Qualitative observation

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Interpreting or explaining things you observe through inferring or making an assumption

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Inference

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Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experiences or evidence

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Prediction

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A process of grouping together items that are alike in some way.

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Classifying

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Representations of complex, objects or processes

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Models

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The study of living things.

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Life science or biology

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The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.

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Scientific inquiry

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Factors that can change in an experiment.

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Variable

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The one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis.

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Independent or manipulated variable

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The factor that may change in response to the manipulated variable

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Responding variable or dependent variable

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A statement that describes how to measure a variable or define a term.

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Operational definition

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The facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.

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Data

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The sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking.

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Communicating

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Supports the body tube and stage

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Arm

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Provides a firm and steady support

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Base

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Holds the eyepiece lens and objective lens at the correct distance for magnification

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Body tube

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Raises or lowers the body tube or stage a LARGE distance with each turn of this knob

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Coarse adjustment

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Regulates the amount of light passing through the stage opening

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Diaphraghm

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Usually contains one lens of 10 power magnification (10X)

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Eyepiece

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Raises or lowers the body tube or stage a SMALL distance with each turn of this knob

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Fine adjustment

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Usually a lens of 43 or 45 magnification

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High power objective

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Provides the light needed to view the specimen.

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Lamp

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Usually a lens of 10 power magnification (10X)

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Low power objective

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Directs light through the stage opening and eyepiece to view the specimen

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Mirror

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Turns so that the high and low power objectives may be switched.

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Nosepiece

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Where the microscope slide is placed for viewing.

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Stage

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Holds the slide firmly in place on the stage

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Stage clips

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What is the study of parts that make up living things?

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Anatomy

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What is the study of how the parts of living things work?

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Physiology

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What is the study of plants?

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Botany

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What is the study of animals?

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Zoology

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What is the study of microscopic living things

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Microbiology

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What is the study of the interaction of living things and their surroundings?

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Ecology

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Studying or working in only one part of a subject

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Specialization

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A model or guide used to solve problems and get information.

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Scientific method

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A British zoologist who studies chimpanzees.

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Jane Goodall

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Basic metric unit of mass.

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Gram

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Basic metric unit of volume.

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Liter

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Amount of matter in an object.

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Mass

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Basic metric unit of length

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Meter

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What does the prefix kilo mean?

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1,000

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What does the prefix hecto mean?

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100

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What does the prefix deka mean?

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10

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What does the prefix deci mean?

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one tenth 1/10

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What does the word centi mean?

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One hundredth or 1/100

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What does the word milli mean?

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One one thousandth or 1/1000

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A unifying explanation for a broad range of hypotheses and observations that have been supported by

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Theory

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The ______________ microscope is made up of three main parts - a tube with lenses, a stage, and a light.

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Compound light microscope

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The ___________ microscope uses tiny particles called electrons to produce magnified images.

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Electron microscope

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What does SI stand for?

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International System of Units

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The measure of how much surface an object has

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Area

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The amount of space that something occupies is

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Volume

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The amount of matter that makes up a object is

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Mass

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The _________ is the basic unit for mass.

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Kilogram