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09/18/2013

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Life science
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is the study of living things.
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Specialization
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Adaptation of organism is the adaptation of an organism to a specific function or condition in response to environmental conditions.
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Botany
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is the science or study of plants.
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Zoology
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is the branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classificton of animals.
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Microbiology
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is the branch of biology that deals with microorganism and their on other living organisms.
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Ecology
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is the relationship between organisms and their environment.
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Anatomy
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is the bodily structure of a plant or an animal or of any of its parts.
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Physiology
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The biological study of the functions of living organisms and their parts.
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Marine Biology
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The scientific study of organisms living in or dependent on the ocean.
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organism
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an individual form of life, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, protest, or fungus: a body made up of organs that work together to carry on the various processes of life.
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genome
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The total genetic content contained in a haploid set of chromosomes in Eukaryotes, in a single chromosome in bacteria, or in the dna or rna of viruses
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cell
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A membrane-covered structure that contains all the materials of life.
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matter
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the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed.
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atom
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The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons.
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element
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a component or constituent into which a whole may be resolved by analysis
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organic compounds
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the compounds containing carbon that are typically found in living systems
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carbohydrate
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any organic compound that changes to another substance after simple chemical transformations.
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lipids
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the chief structural components of living cells
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proteins
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a biochemical that is composed of amino acids: its functions include regulating chemical reactions, transporting and storing materials, and providing support.
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nucleic acids
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a biochemical that stores information needed to build proteins: made up of subunits callednucleotides.
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power
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a quantity that measures the rate at which work is done or energy is transformed.
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energy
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helps power things
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temperature
Definition
how hot or cold something is
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mass
Definition
how much a solid weighs
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area
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inside any shape or object
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volume
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the amount of space that an object occupies
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length
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the measure of something from end to end
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measurement system
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used to specify anything which can be measured
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computers
Definition
a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations
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MRI
Definition
medical imagining technique used in radiology to visualize internal structures of the body in detail
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CT scan
Definition
a medical imaging procedure that uses computer-processed x-rays to produce images of the body
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x-ray
Definition
a form of electromagnetic radiation
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electron microscope
Definition
a type of microscope that uses an electron beam illuminate a specimen and produce a magnified image.
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compound light microscope
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a type of microscope which uses visible lights and a system of lenses to magnify images of small samples
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Questioning based on observation
Definition
It is all true facts, not any personsopinion
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Research
Definition
It is when you look back to find info. that other people have studied and learned about
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Hypothesis
Definition
It is when you research something and than you do a experiment, and make a guess of what is going to happen.
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Dependent variable
Definition
The event studied and expected to change when the independent variable is changed.
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Independent variable
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A variable that is intentionally change to observe its effect on the dependent variable.
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Controls
Definition
to test or verify(a scientific experiment) by a parallel experiment or other standard of comparison.
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experimental designs
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encomically maximizes info., in an experiment, we deliberately change one or more process variables.
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data collection
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It usually takes place early on, in an improvement project.
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analysis of data
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It is a process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful info.
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Forming conclusions
Definition
It is the act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true.
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Communicating results
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It is when you tell people about the results, and conclusions you have made and found.
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Evaluate experiment design
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It is when you start doing this.
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interpret data on graphs, tables, and charts
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It is when you start putting your info. on graphing things.
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Forming new questions and hypothesis
Definition
It is when you study even more and start having new things of this.
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