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Pre-AP Ch. 1

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organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world
use of one or more of the senses to gather information
evidence, information gathered from observation
logical interpretation based on prior knowledge
possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a specific question
science that seeks to understand the living world
collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates the cell from its surroundings, basic unit of life
process by which cells from two different parents unite to produce the first cell of a new organism
process by which a single parent reproduces by itself
set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes
signal to which an organism responds
process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
change in a kind of organism over time
decimal system of measurement based on certain physical standards and scaled on mutiples of ten
device that produces magnified images of structures too small to see with the unaided eye
microscope that allows light to pass thru a specimen and uses two lenses to form an image
microscope that forms an image by focusing beams of electrons onto a speciman
group of cells grown in a nutrient solution from a single original cell
technique in which cells are broken into pieces and the different cell parts are separated
hypothesis (disproved) that life could arise from non-living matter
test of effect of single variable, changing it while keeping all others the same
factor in an experiment purposely changed; independent variable
factor which may change in response to manipulated variable; dependent variable
well-tested explanation; unifies a broad range of observations

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