7th Grade Spelling Test 1 Words

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A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, used as a starting point for further investigation.

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Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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The action or process of closely monitoring something or someone.

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Observation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.

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Mitosis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

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Consisting of a single cell.

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Unicellular

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

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Organism

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The material within a living cell, excluding the nucleus.

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Cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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The division of the cytoplasm of a cell following the division of the nucleus.

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Cytokinesis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

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A microscopic single-celled organism that lacks a distinct nucleus with a membrane.

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Prokaryote

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The central and most important part of a cell, containing the genetic material.

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Nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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Thread-like structures located within the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of DNA.

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Chromosomes

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