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Dead

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no longer alive

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Dormant

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a state of suspended activity. Dormant organisms are alive but inactive.

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Evidence

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information gathered by observation or experimentation

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Habitat

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a place where an organism lives that supports its requirement for being alive

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Living

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the condition of being alive

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Nonliving

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referring to something that has never been alive

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Organism

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an individual living thing such as a plant, animal. fungus, bacterium

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Compound Microscope

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a microscope that uses two lenses (objective and eyepiece lens)

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Field of View (FOV)

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the diameter of the circle of light seen through a microscope

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Magnification

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the amount by which an object is magnified by a lens

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Magnify

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to make something appear larger than it actually is

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Power

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the amount a lens magnifies an object viewed through a microscope

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Scale

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the proportional size of a magnified image compared to the original

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Asexual Reproduction

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the production of genetically identical offspring from a single parent

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Cell

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the basic unit of life. All organisms are cells or are made of cells.

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Cell Membrane

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the boundary between a cell and its environment

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Cell Structure

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the boundary between a cell and its environment

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Cell Wall

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a semi grid structure that surrounds cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria

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Chlorophyll

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a green pigment in chloroplasts that captures light energy to make sugars during photosynthesis

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Chloroplast

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an organelle containing Chlorophyll found in plant cells and some protist

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Cytoplasm

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all of the interior of a cell outside the nucleus

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Elodea

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an aquatic plant that grows in freshwater ponds and slow-moving streams

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Mitochondrion

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an organelle that uses aerobic respiration to change glucose into usable energy for the cell. Found only in Eukaryotes

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Multicellular Organism

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an organism made of more than one cell

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Nucleus
an organelle that contains genetic material and regulates protein production
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Organelle
a membrane-bound structure inside eukaryotic cells that performs specialized functions
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Paramecium
a ciliated protist that lives in freshwater and eats other tiny organisms for food
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Protist
a eukaryotic, usually single-celled organism
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Single-Celled Organism
an organism made of one cell that carries out all the functions of life; also known as a unicellular organism
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Atom
a particle that is the basic building block of matter
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Archaea
a microscopic, single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus and organelles. Archaea have different cell walls and cell membranes that bacteria or eukaryotes
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Bacterium
a microscopic, single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus and organelles
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Classification
the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics
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Colony
a group of organisms of the same species living together. A bacterial colony is a visible group of bacteria
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Control
an experimental test used to compare results with a test where a variable was changed
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Culture
a growth of organism on a prepared material
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Decomposer
an organism that breaks down dead material and returns nutrients to the soil
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Domain
one group in the most currently accepted biological classification system
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E. Coli
a species of rod-shaped bacteria in the large intestine of humans and other animals
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Eukaryote
an organism made of cells or cells that contain a nucleus and organelles. All cells except bacteria and archaea are eukaryotic
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Fungus
a eukaryotic organism, including molds, mushrooms, and yeast
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Microorganism
an organism so small that a microscope must be used to view it
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Molecule
a particle made of two or more smaller particles held together by chemical bonds
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Plasmid
a circular piece of genetic material
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Prokaryote
a single-celled organism that has no nucleus or organelles. All prokaryotes are bacteria or archaea
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Spore
a reproductive cell that can give rise to a new individual
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Allele
variations of genes that determine traits in organisms; the two corresponding alleles on paired chromosomes constitute a gene
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Characteristics
a trait that helps identify an organism
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Chromosomes
a structure made of coiled DNA that transfers hereditary information to the next generation
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Cross
the transfer of sperm from one plant to the egg of another plant of the same species
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Dominant
a form of a gene that is expressed as the trait when a dominant allele is present
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DNA
a self-replicating material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
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Feature
a structure, characteristic, or behavior of an organism such as eye color, plant height, or timing of migration
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Filial
related to sons and daughters
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Gene
the basic unit of heredity carried by the chromosomes; codes for proteins which determine the traits of an organism
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Generation
offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor
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Genotype
an organisms particular genetic makeup
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Heredity
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
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Heterozygous
a gene composed of two identical alleles
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Homozygous
having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes
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Inheritance
the process by which genetic information is passed on from parent to offspring
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Phenotype
the trait produced by the genotype; the expression of genes
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Population
all the individuals of a one kind in a specified area at one time
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Punnett Square
a mathematical model that predicts the probability of possible genotypes and phenotypes resulting from a genetic cross
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Recessive
a form of gene that is only expressed when a dominant allele is not present
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Trait
a trait is something that is inherited
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Variation
variation means the range of a trait
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Virus
a microscopic agent that can invade cells of organisms and replicate there

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