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The initial observation, the “what just happened” moment

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observe and question

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an “educated guess”

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hypothesis

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Was the hypothesis correct or incorrect? (one word)

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conclusion

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Carefully planned and written step by step experiment

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procedure

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Information collected during the experiment

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data

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gathering information prior to experimentation

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research

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written description of what was noticed during the experiment

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hypothesis

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In an experiment, the experimenter manipulates/changes the

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independent variable

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the smallest unit that can perform all of life’s processes

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cell

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surface tension is the result of

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hydrogen bonds

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carbon likes to bond 4 times by sharing electrons, this is called a

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covalent bond

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12
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structures that carry out specialized jobs

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tissues

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13
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process by which an organism becomes a mature adults

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development

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Why did the early biologists, in particular during the renaissance, primarily study nature?

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Learn about God

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The experimenter measures the

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dependent variable

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Speeds up a chemical reaction by reducing the amount of energy needed to begin the reaction

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catalyst

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provides a normal standard against which the biologist can compare results

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control group

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18
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fire is what kind of chemical reaction

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exothermic

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19
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groups of cells with similar abilities

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tissues

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20
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a paperclip can rest on the surface of the water due the ____ between water molecules

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cohesion

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energy needed to begin a reaction

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activation energy

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commonly referred to as the “organs of cells”, they perform all of the unctions within a eukaryotic cell

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organelles

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made of a single kind of atom that cannot be broken down any smaller by chemical means

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element

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electrons move about the nucleus of an atom in

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orbitals

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deuterium is a ___ of water

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molecule

26
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cell division and enlargement results in

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growth

27
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Ice floats because it is __ dense than liquid water due to __

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less dense, hydrogen bounds

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If a solution has more hydronium ions (h30), it will be somewhere between __ and __ on the pH scale

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0 and 7

29
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a chemical reaction that absorbs heat

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endothermic

30
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three things that can lead to bias in scientific research

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religion, politics, war

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independent variable

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the variable that the experimenter manipulates

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dependent variable

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the variable that the experiment doesn’t change

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what is mass

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how much space an object takes us

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what is weight

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“heaviness”

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what is a control group

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group that a scientist claims is the ‘normal’, and compares his experiments to

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what is an experimental group

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group where experiments take place

37
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powerhouse of the cell

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mitochondria

38
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key component of protein synthesis, found on the Endoplasmic Reticulum or floating in the cytoplasm

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ribosome

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What are the 7 characteristic of life?

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organization, response to stimuli, homeotstasis, metabolism, growth and development, reproduction, change through time

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How does the organization level go?

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Atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organs

41
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What is homeostasis?

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Ability to regulate internal enviornment

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what is matabolism

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when you take in energy and transform it

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What is growth?

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results from division and enlargement of cells (cell division, human conception)

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development

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process by which and organism becomes a mature adult

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What is reproduction?

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Produce new organisms like the original

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What is change through time?

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Genes remain unchanged, but possible physical changes

47
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What are the three themes in biology?

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Unity and diversity of life, interdependence of organisms, evolution in life

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What was a greek philosopher, observation and classification based upon analysis?

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Aristotle

49
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Said science is not easy because challenges from public (politics, religion)

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Ibn al-Haytham

50
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History of inductive science, philosophy of inductive science

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William Whewell

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