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Biology
9th Grade
09/17/2008

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Centrifugation
Definition
materials of different densities separated from each other by suspending them in a liquid
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Chromatography
Definition
any technique that separates substances in a mixture on the basis of there chemical properties
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Compound microscope
Definition
a microscope with two lenses
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Control
Definition
an experiment with no changed factor
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Electrophoresis
Definition
a technique for separating substances that contains particles that have an electrical charge
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Controlled Experiment
Definition
duplicates in which a single factor is changed but not the other
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Light microscope
Definition
a device that allows us to see small objects by enlarging them
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light system
Definition
the mirror and diaphragm in a microscope
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light system
Definition
the mirror and diaphragm in a microscope
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Magnification
Definition
the ratio of the image size to the biggest size
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Mechanical system
Definition
the structural parts
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Microdisection
Definition
dissecting using tiny instruments
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Optical System
Definition
lenses of a compound instrument
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phase-contrast microscope
Definition
being able to see specimens without straining
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Resolution
Definition
show two points that are close together as seperate
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Scanning electron microscope
Definition
as an electron microscope that uses a beam that is focused on one point and passed back and fourth over the surface of a specimen
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scientific law
Definition
a statement that describes some aspect of a phenomenon that is always true
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Scientific method
Definition
a universal approach to scientific problems formulating and testing the hypothesis and recording and reporting observations
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Simple microscope
Definition
a magnifying glass
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Spectrophotometry
Definition
identifying and quantifying a substance by measuring the amount of a light at different wavelengths that it absorbs
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Stereo-microscope
Definition
used for studying external structure of specimens
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Theories
Definition
explanations based on facts that apply to a broad range of phenomena
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Tissue culture
Definition
a technique of maintaining living cells in a culture medium outside the body
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Transmission electron microscope
Definition
a microscope that uses electron beams and electromagnetic lenses
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Variable
Definition
a single factor that is changed in a controlled experimnet
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