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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ORGANISM | ANY LIVING THING |
| CELLS | WHAT ARE ORGANISMS MADE OF? |
| CELL | BASIC UNIT OF LIFE |
| UNICELLULAR | ONE CELLED LIFE |
| MULTICELLULAR | MADE OF MORE THAN ONE CELL |
| WATER | MOST ABUNDANT IN LIVING THINGS |
| CARBOHYDRATES | STORES ENERGY IN CELL |
| PROTEINS AND LIPIDS | BUILDING MATERIALS OF CELLS |
| WAX OIL FAT | EXAMPLES OF LIPIDS |
| NUCLEIC ACIDS | STORES INFORMATION |
| CHONP | ABREVIATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS |
| DEVELOPMENT | CHANGES IN STRUCTURE, COMPLEXITY |
| GROWTH | BECOMING LARGER IN SIZE |
| SUN | ORGANISMS' PRIMARY SOURCE |
| AUTOTROPHS | MAKES OWN FOOD |
| HETEROTROPHS | CONSUMES OTHER LIVING THINGS |
| ALGI AND PLANTS | EXAMPLES OF AUTOTROPHS |
| STIMULUS | CAUSES REACTION |
| RESPONSE | BEHAVIOR CAUSED BY REACTION |
| REPRODUCTION | MAKING MORE OF ONES OWN KIND |
| ASEXUAL | INVOLVES ONE PARENT |
| SEXUAL | INVOLVES 2 PARENTS |
| HOMEOSTASIS | MAINTAINING STABLE INTERNAL CONDITIONS |
| REDI | DISPROVED SPONTANEOUS GENERATION |
| CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT | WHAT KIND OF EXPERIMENT DID REDI USE TO DISPROVE? |
| PASTEUR | DISCOVERED HEAT KILLED BACTERIA |
| PASTEURIZATION | HEAT KILLING BACTERIA |
| CONTROLLED | WHAT KIND OF EXPERIMENT THAT USES 2 ALMOST IDENTICAL SET UPS |
| SPONTANEOUS GENERATION | FALSE THEORY ABOUT LIFE PROVEN WRONG IN THE 1600S |
| REDI | FIRST PERSON TO USE CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT |
| PASTUER | TO PROVE THAT HEAT KILLS BACTERIA IN A SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT |
| WATER | SUBSTANCE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANYY CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN LIVING THINGS, ALSO MAKES UP MOST OF THE CELL |
| VARIABLE | FACTOR BEING CHANGED IN AN EXPIRIMENT |
| MICROSCOPES | MAGNIFY SMALL OBJECTS |
| SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | HAS A SINGLE LENSE |
| COMPOUND MICROSCOPE | 2 OR MORE LENSES |
| EYEPIECE | PART OF MICROSCOPE THA MAGNIFIES OBJECT |
| OBJECTIVE | PART OF MICROSCOPE THAT FORMS IMAGE |
| LEEUWENHOEK | FIRST TO OBSERVE LIVING CELL |
| SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | WHAT KIND OF MICROSCOPE DID LEEUWENHOEK USE? |
| POND WATER | WHERE DID LEEUWENHOEK FIND LIVING MICROORGANISMS? |
| HOOKE | FIRST TO USE THE WORD CELL IN 1663 |
| COMPOUND | What type of microscope did HOOKE USE? |
| SCHLEIDEN AND SCHWANN | WHO IMPROVED THE COMPOUND MICROSCOPES? |
| SCHLEIDEN AND SCHWANN | WHO SAW THAT ALL ANIMALS AND PLANTS ARE MADE OF CELLS |
| ALL LIFE IS MADE OF CELLS | FIRST CELL THEORY |
| LIVING CELLS COME FROM LIVING CELLS | SECOND CELL THEORY |
| CELLS ARE TH EBASIC UNIT OF ALL LIFE | THIRED CELL THEORY |
| RESOLUTION | SHARPNESS OF IMAGE |
| LENSES, ABILITY TO FOCUS | WHAT DOES RESOLUTION DEPEND ON? |
| ELECTRON MICROSCOPES | USE REFLECTED ELECTRONS TO FORM IMAGE |
| ELECTRON MICROSCOPES | WHAT ALLOWS EXTREMELY HIGH MAGNIFICATION? |
| ELECTRON MICROSCOPES | WHAT GIVES EXCEPTIONAL DETAIL, YET VERY EXPENSIVE? |
| sponge | example of a multi celled animal |
| unicellular | what is the most common form of life on earth? |
| nucleic acids | genetic material of cell |
| food, water, homeostasis, and shelter | 4 basic needs of life |
| water carbohydrates proteins lipids nucleic acids | organisms share: |
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