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the process of gathering information about events or processes in a careful, orderly way

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observation

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the information gathered in an observation

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data

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a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience

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inference

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a proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations

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hypothesis

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the idea that life could arise form nonliving matter

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spontaneous generation

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is an organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world

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science

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an experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time

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controlled experiment

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variable that is delibrately changed in the experiment

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manipulated variable

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the variable that is observed and that changes in response to the manipulated variable

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responding variable

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a well explanation that unifies a broad range of observations

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theory

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the science that seeks to understand the living world

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biology

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a collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that seperates the cell from its surroundings

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cell

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two cells from different parents unite to produce the first cell of the new organism

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sexual reproduction

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the new organism has a single parent

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asexual reproduction

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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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metabolism

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the process by which they keep their internal conditions stable

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homeostasis

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a decimal system of measurement whose units are based on certain physical standards and are scaled on multiples of 10

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metric system

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devices that produce magnified images by focusing visible light ways

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mircoscopes

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produce magnified images by focusing beams of electrons

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electron microscopes

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allow light to pass through the specimen and use two lenses to form an image

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compound light microscopes

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develops from the single original cell

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cell culture

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to separate different cell parts

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cell fractionation

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atom

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the basic unit of matter, greek word atoms, which means able to be cut

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formed when one or more electrons are shared between atoms

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covalent bonds

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positive and negative atoms

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ions

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two or more elements combined together to make a chemical compound

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compound

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smallest unit of most compounds

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molecule

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formed when one or more electrons are transferred between the atoms

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ionic bond

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brain of cell

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nucleus

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negatively charged particle

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electron

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a pure substance that consist of only one atom

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element

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positively charged particle

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proton

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particle with no charge

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neutron

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produce their own food

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autotrophs

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relies on other organisms for food

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consumer

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eats only meat

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carnivore

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eats dead matter

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detrivore

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elements that have a different numbers of neutrons

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isotope

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evolution

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evolve

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what are the three particles that make up an atom

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neutrons, protons, and electrons

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where are protons and neutrons and electrons found

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protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus. electrons are orbiting it

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what are the levels of organization in order from smallest to largest

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species, population, community, ecosystem, and biome

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what is the goal of science?

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the goal of science is to investigate and understand the natural world, to explain events in the world, and to use those explanations to make useful predictions

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contains the combined portions of the planet in which all life exists, including land, water, and air

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biosphere

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a group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce off spring

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species

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groups of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

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population

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different populations that live together in one area

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community

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a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities

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biome

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a collection of organisms that live in a particular place, together with their nonliving,or physical environment

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ecosystem

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process by which plants make their own food by susing sunlight to create sugars and starches

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photosynthesis

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use chemical energy to produce carbs

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chemosynthesis

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links all of the food chains together

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food web

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a series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by being eaten or eating something

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food chain

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each step in a food chain or web

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trophic level

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what are the 3 basic approaches in which scientists conduct research

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experimenting
observing
modeling

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what are the four different cycles

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water, phosphorus, nitrogen, carbon

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what is sunlight important

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it is the main energy source for life

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characteristics of living things

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living things are made up of cells
living things reproduce
living things are based on a universal code
living things grow and develop
living things obtain and use material energy
living things respond to their environment
living things maintain a stable internal environment
taken as a group living things change over time

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the process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas

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evaporation

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the loss of water from a plant through its leaves

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transpiration

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why do scientists test one variable at a time

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so they know what went wrong. it is more controlled

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why is it important for scientists to share their work

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so other scientists can build off of their experiments

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decimal system of measurement based on tens

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metric system

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what is the difference between hypothesis and theories

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theories are a well tested hypothesis

hypothesis is something that can be tested

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what is the difference between interference and a observation

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observation is something involving the 5 senses

interference is something that is concluded

66
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to find the protons and electrons you look at the

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atomic number

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to find the amount of neutrons you

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subtract the atomic mass from the atomic number

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