Science Vocabulary List 1

What is the smallest particle of an element?

• chromosome

• atom

• lysosome

• constant

What is the strong outside covering of plant cells that provides support and protection?

• cell wall

• gene

• vacuole

• proteins

What is obtained through study, research and observations?

• scientific method

• hypothesis

• empirical evidence

• dependent variables

How do we identify a middle point?

• average

• data

• mean

• we don't

What do we call a system of observations and experiments used to ask and answer questions about the natural world?

• Biology

• Science

• Physics

• Algebra

The sac like structure in the cytoplasm of the cell that stores water, food, and waste.

• Golgi Complex

• Atom

• Vacuole

• Chloroplast

Contains chlorophyll (green pigment) and uses the sun to make food

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Name two parts that are in the plant cell but that are NOT in an animal cell.

• cell wall and cell membrane

• cell membrane and chloroplasts

• cell wall and chloroplasts

• cell wall and cytoplasm

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NGSS.4-LS1-1

When making an observation, you must use...

• Only Sight
• Smell & Touch
• ALL 5 Senses
• Only Taste

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

This step of the scientific method is an educated guess or a prediction. 

• Hypothesis
• Research
• Observation
• Conclusion