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chapters 1,2,7
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Biology
9th Grade
10/02/2009

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Science
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organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world; also, the body of knowledge that scientists have built up after years of using this process

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Observation-


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data- evidence; information gathered from observations
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data
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evidence; information gathered from observations
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inference
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logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience
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hypothesis
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possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question
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atom

 

 

 

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basic unit of mater 
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nucleus
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the center of the atom which contains the protons and neutrons; in cells, structure that contains the cell's genetic material (DNA) and controls the cell's activities
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electron
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negatively charged particle; located outside the atomic nucleus
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element
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isotope
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compound
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chemical bond
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ionic bond
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ion
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covalent bond
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molecule 
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smallest unit of most compounds
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van der Waals forces
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cell
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cell theory
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eukaryote
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prokaryote
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