Sect Vocabulary

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What does it mean to bisect something?

Back

To cut into two pieces.

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What does it mean to dissect something?

Back

To cut apart for the purpose of investigation.

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What is vivisection?

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Surgery on living animals for medical research.

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What does it mean to transect something?

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To cut across something.

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What does it mean to trisect something?

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To cut into three sections.

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What is the term for cutting something into two equal parts?

Back

Bisect.

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What is the term for cutting something into three equal parts?

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Trisect.

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What is the purpose of dissection in science?

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To investigate and study the structure of organisms.

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What is the difference between dissection and vivisection?

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Dissection is cutting apart for study; vivisection involves surgery on living animals.

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What is an example of a situation where you might use the term 'transect'?

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When cutting a line across a geographical area.