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 Biology | Study of life |
| Abiogenesis (Spontaneous Generation) | The belief that living things come from non-living things |
| Observation | Using your senses to gather info (data) in an orderly way |
| Inference | Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or past experience |
| Quantitative data | Numbers (quantities) |
| Qualitative data | Characteristics, decriptions (qualities) |
| Biogenesis | Living things develop from other living things and NOT nonliving matter |
| Bio | Life |
| Central Nervous System (CNS) | Made up of the brain and spinal cord |
| Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) | Made up of Cranial Nerves and Spinal Nerves |
| Neuron | A nerve cell |
| Dendrite | Part of a neuron that carries impulses TOWARD the cell body |
| Cell Body | Part of a neuron that includes the nucleus |
| Axon | long fiber that carries impulses AWAY from the cell body of a neuron |
| Frontal Lobe | Part of the brain that controls movement, aggression, mood |
| Parietal Lobe | Part of the brain that controls sensory information |
| Temporal Lobe | Part of the brain that controls memory, hearing, smell and speech |
| Occipital Lobe | Part of the brain that controls vision |
| Cerebral Hemisphere (Cerebrum) | Seat of Intelligence |
| Right side of Cerebrum | Musical, artistic, imagination and controls the left side of the body |
| Left side of Cerebrum | Scientific, numerical thinking and controls the right side of the body |
| Brain | Processes, sources of thoughts, emotions and memories |
| Spinal Cord | Connects brain to the rest of the body, controls reflexes |
| Cerebellum | Part of the brain that controls balance and coordination |
| Functions of Nervous System | Receive messages, process information, controls and coordinates body functions |
| Opiates | Opium, morphine and heroin; they depress neuron activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety. |
| Stimulants | Drugs that speed up the central nervous system (Examples Meth, Caffiene) |
| Depressants | Drugs that slow down the central nervous system (Example Alcohol) |
| Marijuana | A drug, often smoked, whose effects include impairment of judgment and concentration and can cause short term memory loss |
| Hallucinogens | Drugs that causes people to see and hear things that are not really there (hallucinate) (Example: Shrooms, LSD) |
| Inhalants | Substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to acheive a high (Example: Gasoline, paint) |
| Controlled Experiment | An experiment in which only ONE variable is tested or changed at a time |
| Control Group | The group that is NOT being tested |
| Experimental Group | The group that is being tested |
| Independent Variable (Manipulated variable) | The one thing that you are changing in the experiment |
| Dependent Variable (Responding variable) | The thing you measure or observe to determine your answer to your problem. |
| Homeostasis | Process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable (balanced) internal environment (Example: Maintain body temperature by sweating if you're hot or shivering if you're cold |
| Science is | Measurable, observable, testable, repeatable |
| Science is Not | Based on belief, faith or the supernatural |
| Meter | Basic metric unit for measuring length |
| Liter | Basic metric unit for measuring volume |
| Grams | Basic metric unit for measuring mass |
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