Science Vocab Test 1 Flashcards
Antibodies
Chemical release by white blood cells. Help to destroy a specific microbe
Engulf
Surrounds, absorbs and destroys
Quantify
To count or give a numbered value
Absorb
Take other substances in
Dependent variable
The thing that will change
Colony
Small circles of growth
Harmful
Can seriously hurt you but won’t kill you
Lawn
Covered all over in growth
Oxidising
Gives up oxygen easily so may cause chemicals to set light
Control variable
The things you keep the same
Reliable
You can trust it result is reliable and correct. If someone else completed the experiment they would get the same result
Valid
If conclusion answers aim of experiment
Independent variable
The thing that you change
Mucus
Sticky liquid which traps dirt in hairs
Accurate
If put on graph all points would be line of best fit