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Vocabulary Words Micro to Macro (Lessons 1-4)
SCIENCE 5TH Grade
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5th Grade
10/20/2009

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Micro-
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a prefix meaning very small or small
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Magnify
Definition
to enlarge objects
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Microorganism
Definition
a very small, living thing
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Lens Field
Definition
the area included within the image seen through a lens
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Organism
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a living thing
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Compound Microscope
Definition
a microscope with more than one lens
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Slide
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a small, flat rectangular piece of glass (or plastic) on which an object is placed to be observed with a microscope
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Robert Hooke
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English scientist who made early observations using a microscope, invented the compound microscope, and wrote Micrographia
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Electron Microscope
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a microscope that uses electrons instead of light to project magnified images onto a fluorescent surface or photographic plate
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Antony van Leeuwenhoek
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Dutch scientist who developed a high-quality, high-power simple microscope allowing cells, bacteria, and blood to be studied
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Cavity Slide
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a slide that has a depression in the center used to keep a liquid in place
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Simple Microscope
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a microscope having one lens
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eyepiece
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the lens nearest the eye in a microscope
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Characteristic
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a distinct feature that helps to identify a living thing or object
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Stage
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the platform that holds the slide on the microscope
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Class
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a group of things having similar properties or characteristics
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Form
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a group of things having similar properties or characteristics
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Aristotle
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Greek philosopher who developed an early system of classification for plants and animals
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Taxonomy
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a classification system for organisms that is ordered by similarity of structure, common ancestry or other relationships
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Structure
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the arrangement of the parts of an organism
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