Science Vocabulary

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Diurnal

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active during the day

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Nocturnal

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active during the night

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Process

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to change information from one form to another

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Receptor

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a structure that responds to information coming in from the environment

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Sensitive

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responding to small amounts of information

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Sensitivity

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how strongly something responds to information

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Model

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something scientists make to answer questions about the real world

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Observe

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to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

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Vision

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the ability to see

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Sense

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to get information from the environment