| A | B |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for an event or set of observations. |
| Variable | Any factor that can influence the outcome of an experiment. |
| Control Setup | The experimental variable is missing. |
| Microscope | An instrument that uses lenses to produce an enlarged focused image of a specimen. |
| Electrophoresis | Molecules of a mixture are separated according to size, shape and electrical charge. |
| Centrifuge | A tool that separates mixtures by spinning them at various speeds. |
| Chromatography | The components of a mixture of gas or liquid can sometimes be separated by a technique is called this. |
| Tissue Culture | A technique in which biologists grow large amounts of a single kind of cell. |
| Resolution | The ability to distinguish two points as separate points. |
| Magnification | The act of enlarging; to make large. |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopes |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopes |
| How many parts make up a microscope? | Eleven |
| Prediction | The statement, "If....then" proposes what will happen if hte hypothesis is correct. |
| The nature of science is..... | uncertain, always changing, collaborative and beneficial to people and the environment. |
| Science skills and methods involve... | observing, questioning, designing an experiment, collecting and anaylyzing data and communicating conclusions. |
| Tools of biology: | Computers and Microscopes |
| Techniques of biology involves: | Field studies, laboratory studies, separation techniques and tissue culture. |