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Biology Unit 1 Callanan

cells, microscopes, body systems, scientists, controlled experiments

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all living things do thiscarry on metabolic activities
all living things come frompre-existing life (reproduction)
make an experiment more validrepeat it more times; use more subjects
with an electon microscopeyou can see cell parts
things under microscope lookupside down and backward
switch from low power to high powerfield of view darker and smaller
graphs of data used forobserving trends
cover slips used forpreparing wet mount slides
homeostasismaintaining constant internal environment
smallest to largestatom, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
abiogenesisspontaneous generation (life from dead things)
biogenesislife from living things
Pasteurbiogenesis; kill bacteria in milk
Flemingdiscovered penicillin
macroscope2 eyepieces; see large 3-D objects
compound light microscope1 eyepiece; see microscopic organisms
electron microscopesee cell parts
controlpart of experiment that doesn't change
independent variablepart of experiment scientist changes
dependent variablepart of experiment that changes with other variable
cellbasic unit lof life
tissuegroup of specialized cells
organ2 or more tissues together
organ systemgroups of organs
organismcombination of organ systems
biologystudy of life
zoologystudy of animals
botanystudy of plants
anatomystudy of structures of organisms
physiologystudy of metabolic processes
cytologystudy of cells
geneticsstudy of heredity
entomologystudy of insects
ecologystudy of interations between organisms and environment
paleontologystudy of past (dinosaurs, plants, etc)
1 liter1000 mililiters
1 mm1000 microns
hypothesiseducated guess
a loud sound is examplea stimulus
you scream when you hear loud sound is examplea response
centrifugeseparates substances by density
volumeamount of space something takes up
skinlargest organ in the body
abioticnot living
bioticliving
unethicalsomething done that goes against what is right


7th Grade Co-Teacher/Special Education & Yearbook Advisor
Caledonia-Mumford Middle School
Caledonia, NY

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