Cell Theory and Microscopes Unit 2A Part 1 - Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: __________ states that all living things are made of cells; cells are the basic unit of life; new cells come from existing cells.

• Cell Theory

• Evolution Theory

• Germ Theory

• Atomic Theory

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Fill in the blank: __________ is an explanation of natural phenomena based on evidence and repeated testing.

• Scientific Theory

• Hypothesis

• Law of Attraction

• Guess

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Fill in the blank: __________ is a statement that describes a pattern in nature that is always true under certain conditions.

• Scientific Law

• Scientific Theory

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

Fill in the blank: The arrangement of parts in an organism or object is called _________.

• Structure

• Energy

• Function

• Growth

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Fill in the blank: The job or role of a structure in an organism is called _________.

• Function

• Habitat

• Organism

• Growth

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Fill in the blank: Any living thing, from single-celled bacteria to complex plants and animals, is called an _________.

• Organism

• Mineral

• Molecule

• Atom

Fill in the blank: A _________ uses lenses and light to magnify small objects.

• Compound Light Microscope

• Electron Microscope

• Telescope

• Magnifying Glass

Fill in the blank: ________ lets you see larger, 3D objects at lower magnification.

• Dissecting Microscope (Stereo Microscope)

• Compound Microscope

• Electron Microscope

• Phase Contrast Microscope

Fill in the blank: ________ uses electrons to see very small, thin slices of specimens in detail.

• Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

• Light Microscope

• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

• Dissecting Microscope

Fill in the blank: ________ uses electrons to create a 3D image of a specimen's surface.

• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

• Light Microscope

• Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

• Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)