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The smallest functional unit of life

Cell

100

This molecule is ~70% of a cell’s mass

H2O

100

3 Part Theory that describes the basis for all living things

Cell Theory

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SI Unit to measure volume of a liquid

Liter

100

Any piece of information collected in an experiment

Data

200

Any change that affects the activity of a living thing

Stimulus

200

This term means “water loving”

Hydrophilic

200

Cells (“Little rooms”) were first observed in which plant?

Cork

200

Temperature Scale based on Freezing & Boiling Points of Water

Kelvin

200

Testable statement that predicts the outcome of an experiment

Hypothesis

300

Sum of all chemical reactions needed for life

Metabolism

300

This organelle contains more water than any other organelle

Vacuole

300

The Father of Microscopes & Microscopic lenses

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

300

SI Units to report the Density of a solid

g/m3
300

The thing that a scientist observes in response to an experimental change

Dependent Variable
400

Maintains a stable internal environment (in a changing environment)

Homeostasis

400

The trophic level of phytoplankton (floating on the tops of oceans)

Producer / Autotroph

400

Scientist who first identified and named "cells"

Robert Hooke

400

The lowest possible temperature on the Kelvin scale

0 (zero)

400

A heavily tested, supported & repeatable hypothesis may become this

Theory or Law

500

Describes an organism made of many cells

Multicellular

500

The water-based fluid that fills a cell

Cytoplasm

500

Scientist who first drafted Cell Theory

Theodor Schwann

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The number of centimeters in 1 kilometer

100,000

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A baseline group in an experiment to which all other groups are compared

Control group