Unit one- Intro to advanced Biology Flashcards

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1
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The factor being tested in an experiment

A

Variable

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2
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eat plants

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herbivore

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3
Q

one of the first individuals to see microscopic life

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Leuvenhoek

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4
Q

unit of measurement used with microscopes

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micron

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5
Q

able to make their own food

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autotroph

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6
Q

life from non-life

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abiogenesis

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7
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large body of knowledge

A

Theory

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8
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ability of an organism to change inorder to survive in it’s enviornment

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adaptation

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9
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life from life

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biogenesis

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10
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electron microscope that produces a 3D image

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scanning

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11
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reproduction that involves only one parent

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asexual

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12
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science that helps to solve a problem

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applied science

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13
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used to control the amount of light that is let into a compound microscope

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diaphram

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14
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adjustment used when using low power

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coarse

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15
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a stimulus in the environment causes an organism to have a ___

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response

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16
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helped to disprove spontaneous generation snig house flies and rotting meat

A

Redi

17
Q

spins and separates materials by their mass

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centrifuge

18
Q

adjustment used when in high power

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fine adjustment

19
Q

study of birds

A

ornithology

20
Q

a property of lens systems which provides a clear, sharp, and magnified image

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resolution

21
Q

al living things are composed of ___

A

cells

22
Q

when a theory or concept stands the test of time, it eventually becomes a __

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law

23
Q

living material mostly composed of water

A

protoplasma

24
Q

study of extremely small organisms

A

microbiology

25
Q

used to focus the beams of electrons in electron microscopes

A

magnets

26
Q

boiled a flask of nutrient broth to eliminate bacteria

A

pasture