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Microscope

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Devices that produce magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye.
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Cell

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A cell is a collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that seperates it from its surroundings.
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Observation

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Involves one or more senses, sight, hearing, smell, and sometimes taste, to gather information.
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Data

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Information gathered from an observations. (evidence)
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Homeostasis

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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.
The hypothesis thus becomes well supported.
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Sexual Reproduction

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Two cells from different parents uniting to produce the first cell of a new organism.
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Manipulated Variable

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The variable that is deliberatly changed.
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Inference

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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.

Example: Mitosis
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Cell Fractionation

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Process seperating the cell into different parts.
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Controlled Experiment

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Experiment where one variable is changed at a time. All other variables are kept controlled/unchanged.
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Spontaneous Generation

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Idea from long ago that life could arise from non-living matter.
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Metric System

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Decimal system of measurement whose units are based on certain physical standards and based on multiples of 10.
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Responding Variable

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Variable that is observed and changes in response to the manipulated variable.
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Science

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An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world.
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Metabolism

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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

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Organisms' change over time.
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Compound Light Microscope

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This microscope allows light to pass through the specimen and uses two lenses to form an image.
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Cell Culture

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A group of cells placed in a solution to reproduce for the purposes of study.
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Electron Microscope

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This microscope focuses beams of electrons on specimens.
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Hypothesis

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

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The science that seeks to understand the living world.

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