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| The study of internal and external structures of organisms. |
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| The study of the chemical make up and process of life. |
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| The study of the interaction between organisms and their environment. |
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| The study of microscopic unicellular organisms. |
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| The study of heredity and inheritance. |
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| The building blocks of ALL matter! |
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| Chemically pure particles; atoms of all the same substance. (C,H,O,N,S,P) |
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| Different elements joined together to make a new chemical substance. |
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| Structures that perform functions for a cell. |
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| The smallest unit of life! |
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| Groups of similar cells that perform a common function. (Muscles, nerve) |
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| Groups of similar tissues that perform a common function. (Liver, lungs, heart) |
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| Groups of simlar organs involved in a common purpose (Respratory, Digestive) |
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| A multicellular living thing containing tissues, organs, etc. Unicellular organisms (1 cell) are the simplist forms of life. |
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| Groups of organisms of the same species that can interbreed and live in a particular place and time. |
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| Different populations that live in the same area and interact with each other. |
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| The community of living things AND the physical environment (climate, terrain, etc) |
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| A large geographic area with similar forms of life, a group of ecosystems (desert, tundra) |
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| ALL life supporting environments (biomes)on Earth and the organisms contained in them. |
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| Ways to gather information. |
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| Observe/Define the problem |
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| Use the 5 senses to make observations and raise questions. State a clear question to be answered. |
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| Gather all information to try and answer the question. (observing, measuring, sampling, organizing) |
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| A statement that PREDICTS the results and CAN BE TESTED!! (educated guess) IF, THAN statement |
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| Test the Hypothesis. A CONTROLLED experiment has a control group and an experimental group. Only one variable should change. |
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| Make Observations/Record Results |
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| Record all observations/measurements in charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, and narratives. |
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| The hypothesis is proved, disproved or modified. A THEORY is formed when a hypothesis is supported by lots of evidence and has been tested MANY times. |
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