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Methods and Tools of Biology

What do scientists do? What skills do they have?

AB
HypothesisA possible explanation for an event or set of observations.
VariableAny factor that can influence the outcome of an experiment.
Control SetupThe experimental variable is missing.
MicroscopeAn instrument that uses lenses to produce an enlarged focused image of a specimen.
ElectrophoresisMolecules of a mixture are separated according to size, shape and electrical charge.
CentrifugeA tool that separates mixtures by spinning them at various speeds.
ChromatographyThe components of a mixture of gas or liquid can sometimes be separated by a technique is called this.
Tissue CultureA technique in which biologists grow large amounts of a single kind of cell.
ResolutionThe ability to distinguish two points as separate points.
MagnificationThe act of enlarging; to make large.
TEMTransmission electron microscopes
SEMScanning Electron Microscopes
How many parts make up a microscope?Eleven
PredictionThe 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.

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