| A | B |
| Organism | A complete living thing |
| Specialization | When each cell has a specific job to do |
| Cell | The smallest unit of life |
| Sexual Reproduction | Involves 2 parents, and produces genetically unique offspring |
| Asexual Reproduction | Involves 1 parent, and produces a clone |
| DNA | The universal genetic code |
| Growth | getting larger |
| Development | changes a body goes through to mature |
| Dependent Variable | The variable that changes as a result of the IV |
| Producers | make their own food (autotrophs) |
| Consumers | eat others for food (heterotrophs) |
| Photosynthesis | Process in which plants take in CO2 and H2O and in the presence of light energy create oxygen and sugar |
| Cellular Respiration | Process in which cells take in oxygen and sugar and create energy, CO2, and H20 |
| Carnivore | organisms that eat only meat |
| Herbivore | organisms that eat only plants |
| Omnivore | organisms that eat meat or plants |
| Homeostasis | internal balance |
| Stimulus | something you respond to |
| Evolution | the theory of change, over time, through an accumulation of of small differences |
| Adaptation | something that gives an organism an advantages |
| Independent Variable | the variable that you have control over-- the cause |
| Magnification | the ability to make an object look larger |
| Eyepiece | what you look through on a microscope |
| Arm | the part of the microscope that connects the stage and eyepiece |
| Stage | the part of the microscope you put the slide on |
| Stage Opening | the hole in the stage that allows light to pass through |
| Fine Adjustment Knob | fine tunes or sharpens the image |
| Coarse Adjustment Knob | brings an object into focus |
| Base | the bottom of the microscope |
| Light Source | where the light comes from |
| Diaphragm | where you can adjust how much light shines |
| Stage Clips | holds the slide in place |
| Low Power Objective | magnifies on a low power |
| High Power Objective | magnifies on a high power |
| Biology | the study of life |
| Quantitative | observation that is numbers based |
| Qualitative | observation that is descriptive |
| Dependent Variable | the 'effect' |
| Trials | the number of times you conduct an experiment |
| Hypothesis | an educated guess |
| Dillon | Ms. LC's favorite student today! |