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Microscope
CV - Devices that produce magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye.
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Cell
CV - A cell is a collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that seperates it from its surroundings.
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Observation
CV - Involves one or more senses, sight, hearing, smell, and sometimes taste, to gather information.
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Data
CV - Information gathered from an observations. (evidence)
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Homeostasis
CV - The process by which organisms keep their internal conditions relatively stable.
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Theory
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Evidence from numerous investigations that builds up.
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Sexual Reproduction
CV - Two cells from different parents uniting to produce the first cell of a new organism.
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Manipulated Variable
CV - The variable that is deliberatly changed.
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Inference
CV - A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience.
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Asexual Reproduction
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The new organism has a single parent involved in reproduction.
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Cell Fractionation
CV - Process seperating the cell into different parts.
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Controlled Experiment
CV - Experiment where one variable is changed at a time. All other variables are kept controlled/unchanged.
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Spontaneous Generation
CV - Idea from long ago that life could arise from non-living matter.
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Metric System
CV - Decimal system of measurement whose units are based on certain physical standards and based on multiples of 10.
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Responding Variable
CV - Variable that is observed and changes in response to the manipulated variable.
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Science
CV - An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world.
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Metabolism
CV - The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes.
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Evolve
CV - Organisms' change over time.
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Compound Light Microscope
CV - This microscope allows light to pass through the specimen and uses two lenses to form an image.
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Cell Culture
CV - A group of cells placed in a solution to reproduce for the purposes of study.
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Electron Microscope
CV - This microscope focuses beams of electrons on specimens.
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Hypothesis
CV - A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question.
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Biology
CV - The science that seeks to understand the living world.