Chapter 1 Test Flashcards

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Responding variable

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The variable that changes in response

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Manipulated variable

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The variable that you change

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Basic unit of length

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Cm

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Basic unit for mass

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Grams

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Basic unit for temperature

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Degrees celcius

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Basic unit for volume

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ML

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Basic unit for time

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Min

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What you look through

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Eye piece

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Big nob

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Coarse adjustment

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Little nob

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Fine adjustment

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Bottom

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Base

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Magnified little nobs

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Objectives
Low x5
Medium x10
High x40

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Where the slide goes

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Stage

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Under the stage

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Diaphragm

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Light

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Light

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Redi’s experiment

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Fresh meat in two jars
One open and one sealed
Open jar contained maggots

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5 characteristics of living things

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Made of cells
Reproduce 
Grow and develop
Obtain and use materials for energy
Respond to environment
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Science

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An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world

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Observation

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Using one or more senses to gather information

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Hypothesis

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Possible exclamation for a set of observations or answer to scientific question

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When is a hypothesis useful

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When it can be tested

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What are the three ways from which a hypothesis may rise

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Prior knowledge, logical inferences, imaginative guesses

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Theory

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Applies to a well tested explanation that unifies a broad spectrum of observations

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Biology

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The science that seeks the understanding of living world

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Homeostasis
Organisms keep their internal conditions relatively stable
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Level of organization
Adams, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere, solar system
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Biosphere
The largest level of a biological study
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Metric system
A decimal system of measurement his units are based on a certain physical standards scale in multiples of 10
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Microscope
A device that produces magnify images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye
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Compound light microscope
Allows light to pass through a specimen using two lenses
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What is the single most important role for your safety while working in a laboratory
Always fall directions exactly
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Ecosystem
A community of living organisms
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Population
the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
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Multicellular organism
an organism composed of many cells, which are to varying degrees integrated and independent. The development of multicellular organisms is accompanied by cellular specialization and division of labour; cells become efficient in one process and are dependent upon other cells for the necessities of life.