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 |