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Activity

Vocabulary Activity
The Puzzling World of Life Science
After you finish reading the chapter, try this puzzle! Using each of these clues, fill
in the blanks provided on the next page with the letters of the word or phrase
described below.
1. the use of knowledge, tools, and materials to solve problems and accomplish
tasks
2. a unifying explanation for a broad range of hypotheses and observations that
have been supported by testing
3. the measure of an objects surface
4. the amount of space that something occupies
5. a(n) ______________________ tests one factor at a time
6. the study of living things
7. a summary of many experimental results and observations
8. the one factor that differs in a controlled experiment
9. series of steps scientists use to answer a question or solve a problem
10. measured in kelvins or degrees Celsius
11. the amount of matter that makes up an object
12. a(n) ______________________ has a tube with lenses, a stage, and a light
source
13. possible answer to a question
14. uses electrons to produce magnified images
15. a representation of an object or a system

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Vocabulary Activity continued

Discover the phrase below by filling in the in the blanks with the letters above the
matching numbers.

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