| Term | Definition |
| ecosystem | 1. all of the living and non living things in an area |
| communaity | 2. a collection of organisms whose members ineract with and another |
| population | 3. a group of individuals living together in the same area at the same time |
| organism | 4.an individual living thing |
| organ system | 5. a collection of organs that work together to carry out a speicific set of biological functions |
| organ | 6. a specialized structure that carries out a speicific job |
| tissue | 7. similsr cells that work together to perform a distinct functions |
| cell | 8. the smallest living unit of life |
| organelle | 9. a structure with a specialized function with a cell |
| mollicules compond | 10. a group of atoms |
| atom | 11. the smallest unit of matter |
| light microscope | the models found in most schools, use compound lenses and light to magnify objects |
| stereoscope | this microscope allows for binoculars viewing of larger specimens. |
| scanning electron | 100x, its scans a narrow beam of electrons back and forth across the specimen |
| transimisson electron | it shines a beam of electrons through a thin specimen |
| compound light | 1000x, light passage through a specimen and two lenses form animage |