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| An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world. |
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| The first step scientists use in the process of gathering information about events or processes. |
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| The information gathered from observations. |
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| A proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations. Created using prior knowlwdge, logical inference and creative/informed imagination. |
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| The idea that life could emerge from non-living matter. Has been shown to be incorrect. |
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| An experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time. All other variables are left constant. |
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| The variable ina na experiment that is deliberately changed. |
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| The variable in an experiment that is observed and that changes in response to the manipulated variable. |
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| A hypothesis that has been tested repeatedly so that there is enough evidence supporting it may become a theory. Example: Evolution |
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| The science that employs the scientific method to study LIVING things. |
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| Based on units of 10. The standard in the scientific world. Used when performing and recording scientific data. |
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| Produces a magnified image by focusing visible light rays. |
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| Produce a magnified image by focusing beams of electrons. Magnifies the image up to 1000 times more than a light microscope. |
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| Compound light microscope |
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| Allows light to pass thru an image an creates that image thru two lenses. Magnifies images up to 1000 times actual size. |
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| Develops from a single cell in a small plate full of nutrient agar called a petri dish. It grows into a colony of identical cells. these cells can then be used in numerous ways to study cell function, etc. |
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| Used to separate parts of the cell. Uses a blender, of sorts, to break up the cells. Then these parts are placed in a centrifuge which spins the parts very fast so they separate based on size. |
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