Characteristics
Examples
Concepts
Branches
Microscope
100

This characteristic refers to having an internal structure. In the case of life on earth, having cells

what is Organization?

100

You eating lunch during break

What is Energy use?

100

The basic unit of life

What is the Cell?

100

The branch that studies everything to do with animals

What is zoology?

100

Part used to grab a manipulate the microscope

What is the arm?

200

This characteristic refers to changing in size and form according to the DNA instructions

What is Growth and Development?

200

A bacteria making clones via cell division

What is Reproduction?

200

The science that studies living organisms

What is Biology?

200

Branch of Biology that studies DNA, proteins and other molecules

What is Molecular Biology?

200

Part that controls light intensity

What is the Light Dial

300

This characteristic refers to reacting to the outside environment.

What is sensitivity?

300

A biologist studying cancer cells to find a cure for cancer

What is Cell biology?

300

A word used to describe any living thing

What is an organism?

300

Science that names living things

What is taxonomy?

300

Part where the sample is placed to be viewed under the microscope

What is the stage?

400

This characteristic refers to changing to better suit the environment

What is adaptation?

400

An egg that hatches into a tadpole to then transform into an adult frog

What is Growth and development?

400

A self sustaining system capable of adapting to its environment

What is Life?

400

The study of how organisms interact with one another and the environment

What is Ecology?

400

Part that concentrates light so the sample can be viewed

Condenser

500

This characteristic refers to maintaining stable internal conditions

What is homeostasis?

500

A biologist studying how to stop the extinction of the monarch butterfly.

What is Conservation Biology?

500

The sum of all the chemical reactions that living things need in order to obtain and use energy

What is metabolism?

500

The study of how organisms function

What is physiology?

500

Parts the magnifies the sample. They come in low, medium and high magnification

Objective lenses

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