| A | B |
|---|
| senses | sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch |
| dendrite | take in messages/part of a neuron |
| axon | send out messages/part of a neuron |
| chloroplast | part of a plant cell that aids in the making of chlorophyll |
| chemoreceptors | sensory receptor that aids in the sense of taste |
| thermoreceptor | sensory receptor that aids in sensing temperature |
| microscope | tool that is used by a forensic scientist |
| paleontologist | scientist who enjoys the study of fossils |
| archeologist | scientist who enjoys the study of artifacts |
| evident | clear, easy to see, obvious |
| obscure | not clear, hard to see, |
| quantitative | words that have to do with numbers |
| qualitative | words that have to do with descriptions |
| sedimentary rock | rock that is formed from sediment |
| igneous rock | rock that is formed from cooled lava |
| metamorphic rock | rock that is formed from intense heat and pressure |
| the meteor theory | theory thought to have caused the extinction of the dinosaur |
| bilateral symmetry | when an object has a dividing line and looks about the same on both sides |
| asymmetry | when an object has no symmetry/ amoeba and sponge are examples |
| radial symmetry | symmetry that radiates from a central axis/ a pizza would be an example |
| hypothesis | an educated guess based on observation |
| experiment | used to test an hypothesis |
| sleuth | one who searches for something |
| system | formed when a group of organs work together |
| structure | refers to an objects parts |
| triple beam balance | instrument used to determine the mass of an object |
| optical illusion | occurs when out brain is fooled |
| motile animal | an animal that moves freely through its environment |
| sessile animal | cannot move freely through its environment |
| nucleus | the control center of the cell |
| neuron | nerve cell |
| palindromes | words or phrases that can be spelled the same backward or forward |
| fossils | hardened remains of once living plants or animals |
| stimulus | something that causes a reaction |
| cytoplasm | the jelly like substance found in a cell/ the living material |
| reproduction | process of making more living things just like themselvs |
| constant | the part of the scientific experiment that does not change |
| variable | part of the scientific experiment that changes |
| cell membrane | holds the cytoplasm in the cell |
| cell wall | part of a plant cell that helps give it form and structure |
