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MODULE 1 VOCAB Flashcards

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What is an Atom?

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Smallest unit of matter, made of three subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons

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what is a bar graph?

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a type of graph used to display discrete data (limited number of possible values between points)

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What is Bias?

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a human phenomenon that can affect or interfere with the results of the experiment

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What is biology?

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scientific study of life

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Biosphere

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The sum of ALL ecosystems on the planet

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What is a cell?

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basic unit of life, composed of a cell membrane, cytoplasm, genetic material, and usually organelles

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what is a community?

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populations of all different species living together in a particular geographical area such as humans, moss, deer, etc

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What is a conclusion?

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a statement based on the experiment to show if the results support the hypothesis or not

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what is a consumer?

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consumers eat other organisms for food such as a bunny or a cow or humans

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what is a continuous data?

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data that has an infinite number of possible values between points such as temperature

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what is a control group?

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a group in which the investigator does not apply the treatment to

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What is a decomposer?

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decomposers break down dead materials such as mushrooms on dead trees or worms on rotten food

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what is a dependent variable?

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what is measured to determine the effect of the independent variable. The dependent variable depends on the independent variable.

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what is discrete data?

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data that has a limited amount of units between points such as tree varieties

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what is dna?

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genetic material in living organisms

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what is an ecosystem?

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community of living organisms linked together with the nonliving environment

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what is an eukaryote

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an organism that has a nucleus

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what is evolution?

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change that happens in genetic material of a population over time

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what is an experiment?

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a study/investigation to test a hypothesis

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what is homeostasis?

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ability of an organism to control its internal conditions by reacting to its environment

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what is a hypothesis?

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an educated guess made before the experiment, may not be correct

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what is an independent variable

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a variable in an experiment controlled by the investigator such as temperature in a room, amount of water

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what is a line graph

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a graph used to display continuous data

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what is metabolism

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process in the body that changes food into energy

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what is a molecule

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a group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds that happens when atoms share or exchange electrons

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what is an observation

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when something is watched or studied in order to learn something about it

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what is an organ system

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a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions such as the cardiovascular system circulating blood

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what is an organelle

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a specialized structure within a cell that performs specific functions such as the nucleus storing genetic material

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what is an organism

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a living thing

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what is placebo effect

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when the health of someone or something “improves” after taking something or receiving treatment that no known benefits were disclosed

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what is a population

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a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular geographical area such as humans living on planet earth

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what is a prediction

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an expected outcome of an experiment or study

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what is a prefix

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the word that is placed before the word root to modify its meaning

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what is a producer

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an organism that makes their own food such as plants

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what is a prokaryote

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organisms that have DNA but no nucleus such as bacteria and archaea

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what is a standardized variable

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factors kept equal in all treatments

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what is a subatomic particle

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particle that is smaller than atoms such as protons

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what is a suffix

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the word part that is plaed at the END of a word to modify its meaning

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what is a theory

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an explanation for a phenomenon supported by a wide variety of evidence

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what is tissue

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a group of similar cells that together perform specific functions such as muscle tissue contracting to generate movement

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what are variables

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any trait, condition, or factor

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what is a word root

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main part of a word that contains fundamental meaning of the word

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what is the x axis

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horizontal line on a graph

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