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3 Unifying themes of biology

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Diversity and unity of life, Interdependence, and evolution

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1st step of the scientific process

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Make an observation

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2nd step of scientific process

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form a hypothesis

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3rd step of scientific method

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Make a prediction

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4th step of scientific method

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perform an experiment

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5th step of S M

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Make a conclusion

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6th step

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COMMUNICATE

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Compound light microscope

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has 2 lenses

images appear backwards

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Resolution

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the power to show details clearly

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Convex lense

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a converging lens that refracts rays

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objective lens

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closest to the object

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Electron microscope

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it uses a beam of electrons which produces an image of the specimen placed in a vacuum chamber

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how biology affects our daily life

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it determines what foods we eat are healthy, and how much to exercise to stay healthy

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how biology can affect our society

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It can tell us how to control animal populations and help us with problems such as pollution

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The 7 characteristics of life

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Response to Stimuli, Homeostasis, metabolism, organization of cells, reproduction, change through time,growth and development

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Response to Stimuli

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How we react to physical/chemical changes in the surroundins

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Metabolism

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the sum of all the chemical reactions we have that transform into energy

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Homeostasis

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The maintenance of a stable level of internal conditions as environments change

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Growth and developement

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the increase in size and maturity

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Organization of cells

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Everything that lives is made up ofcells

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reproduction

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keeping the species alive

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change through time

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evolution/slowprocess

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How metabolism would affect homeostasis

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Metabolism is what helps maintain homeostasis

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natural selection

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not every living thing is created = . Natural selection is the decision of who is the strongest. “survival of the fittest”

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Get better at conversions

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Independent variable

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manipulated variable

27
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dependent variable

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outcome of IV

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