What is Science?
The Process of Discovery
The Study of Life
Cells and Life
The Kingdom of Life
100

Anything that takes up space.

Matter

100

An instrument used to study very small objects; it makes them appear much larger.

Microscope

100

Everything that surrounds you.

Environment

100

A molecule in the nuclei of cells that controls many of the characteristics of living things.

DNA

100

An organism that gets its food by breaking down dead matter and absorbing useful elements from it.

Fungus

200

The study of matter and energy.

Physical Science

200

A place with equipment that people use to do science.

Laboratory

200

The amount of time an organism is likely to live.

Life Span

200

A plant cell part that stores a green material called chlorophyll.

Chloroplast

300

The ability of something or someone to do work or produce heat.

Energy

300

The amount of matter in something

Mass

300

The thick covering around a plant cell membrane.

Cell wall

400
The study of the Earth, including its rocks, oceans, air, and weather; also the study of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.

Matter

400

The basic metric unit of mass.

Gram
400

The green material inside chloroplasts that absorbs sunlight so plants can make their own food.

Chlorophyll

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