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Characteristics of Life and Scientific Method

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show Made of cells, responds, grow & develop, reproduce, made of chemicals, uses energy  
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4 basic needs of all living things   show
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show a way of learning about the natural world  
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show the diverse way in which sceintists study the natural world  
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show using one or more of your senses to gather information/data. Can use scientific tools as well to enhance the observation.  
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show an interpretation of an observation that is based on evidence or prior knowledge  
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show a possible explanation for a set of observations or a scientific problem  
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show a question that is asked about observations one might make  
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variables   show
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independent (manipulated) variable   show
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dependent (responding) variable   show
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show all variables except ONE remain the same  
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control   show
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show all the variables that remain the same  
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show single-celled organisms  
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show organisms composed of many cells  
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cell   show
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organisms   show
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development   show
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show a change in an organism's environment that causes the organism to react  
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respond   show
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spontaneous generation   show
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Francesco Redi   show
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show Disproved spontaneous generationby bioling brith in a curved neck flask killing all bacteria. The necks let in oxygen but kept out bacteria. In another flask he cut the top off the flask leaving it exposed to air. Bacteria only grew in the flask opened.  
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show makes its own food using photosynthesis  
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heterotroph   show
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show maintainance of stable internal conditions such as temperature adn glucose levels.  
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show date using numbers and scientific tools  
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show data using desciptions  
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data   show
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