Science Vocabulary L1-11 Flashcards
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Define: Assess
to determine the importance, adequacy, or significance of something
What does “Main idea” mean?
the most important thing in a piece of writing
Cell life cycle stages (5)
IPMAT
Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Mitosis
a result in two daughter cells having the same number and chromosomes as the parent nucleus typical of ornery tissue growth
Chromosomes
each chormosomes is made of two identical chromatids
central topic of paragraph
look over the paragraph you should find three main ideas
restate info
you say it in a different way example diagram, graph, chart
fact
something that can proven to be true
opinion
a belief that something may not be true
unstated assumption
fact or idea that’s taken for granted and not actually stated
faulty logic
errors in reasoning
oversimplification
reduction the complexity of concept or topic that presentation becomes incorrect
either or error
when only two choices are presented actually other possibilities
summarize
briefly tell the important points
conclusion
logical result generalizations attention to key words such as reason, ,since ,so, thus
applying ideas
taking information learned situation and using it in another set of circumstances
context
something that is said or done
implication
fact or idea that is suggested by stated info
imply
suggest something true without actually stating
cause
something that makes something happen
effect
something that happens because something else happened
cause effect relationship
one thing( a cause )results in another an effect
assess
determine the impotence ,adequacy or significance of something
adequacy
being sufficient for the purpose