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Midterm Review
chapters 1-8, 26.1
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Biology
10th Grade
10/23/2006

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Term
scientific method
Definition
1.ask question
2.form a hypothesis
3.set up controlled expiriment
4.record/analyze data
5.draw conclusion
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Spontaneous Generation
Definition
a disproven hypothesis stating that life could arise from nonliving matter.
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Redis Expiriment
Definition
Keeping flies away from meat, maggots would not appear -> to detirmine what caused sudden appearance of maggots.
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Characteristics of Living things
Definition
made up of units called cells
reproduce
based on a universal genetic code
grow and develop
obtain and use material and energy
respond to their environment
maintain a stable internal environment
change over time
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Microscopes
Definition
Devices that produce magnified images
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Atoms
Definition
Basic unit of matter
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atomic structure
Definition
the subatomic particles that make up atoms: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
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elements
Definition
a pure substance that consists entirely of 1 type of atom
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isotopes
Definition
atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain
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