A

Acetic Acid -also known as ethanoic acid, is

an organic chemical compound best recognized for
giving vinegar its sour taste and pungent smell.

Acid -are compounds that have sourtaste.

Acid Mixture blue litmus paper change to blue.
Air -

is the name given to the Earth's atmosphere.

Alcohol Lamp source of heat during heating

process.

Amplitude of a Wave

is an important
parameter of waves and is the maximum displacement
of points on a wave.

Animals

- are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of

the kingdomAnimalia (also called Metazoa). The animal
kingdom emerged as abasal clade within Apoikozoa as a
sister of the choanoflagellates.

Anther the pollen bearing portion of the stamen.

Anthocyanin

is a plant pigment that produce

specific colors on solution of different acidity or basicity.

Aperture hole in stage for light.

Artificial sources

are called non-luminous

for its does not emit their own light.

Atom is the smallest particle of an element.

Atomic Mass

refers to the total number of

protons and neutrons in an atom.

Atomic Number

the no. of protons(pt) in an

atom.

B
Base

supports the microscope

Bases

are compounds that have bitter taste.

Base Mixture

red litmus paper change to

blue.

Beaker
water.

a small glass that contains the collected

Blood Plasma
Body Tube

dissolve food nutrients.

separates the eyepiece lens from

objectives lens.

Boiling point

- is the temperature at which

the vapor pressure of the liquid equals
the pressure surrounding the liquid and the liquid changes
into a vapor.

C
Calyx

all the sepals together form the calyx.

Carbon

- is a chemical element with symbol

C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent
making four electrons available to
form covalent chemical bonds.

Carbon Dioxide

one atom of carbon and 2

atoms of oxygen.

Carbonic Acid

- is a chemical compound with

the chemical formula H2CO3. It is also a name sometimes
given to solutions of carbon dioxide in water (carbonated

water), because such solutions contain small amounts of

H2CO3.

Cell

the basic units of structure and function in

organisms.

Citric Acid -

a weak organic tricarboxylic

acid having the chemical formula C6H8O7. It occurs
naturally in citrus fruits.
is

Coarse Adjustment Knob

moves the
tube for focusing with LPO lens; focus on scanning and
low.

Community

the living part of an ecosystem.

Composition
Compounds

have only one king of atom.

substances that is made up of 2

or more kinds of atom.

Concentrated Solution

it happens when
there is a large amount of dissolved solute in comparison
to the amount of solvent.

Condenser

focuses the light passing through

the specimenand into the object lens; focuses light on
slide.

Consumers

- is the living organism that eats the

producers, which are the plants. This means that all

organisms that are classified as herbivores, also called

plant-eaters, fall into the category of primary consumers.

Cork

used to cover the mouth of Erlenmeyer flasks.

Corolla
Crest

all the petals together form the corolla.

the highest point of a wave.

Cytoplasm

consists of jelly- like substance

where all the other parts of the cell are located.

D
Decantation

- is a process for the separation of

mixtures, by removing a layer of liquid, generally one
from which a precipitate has settled.

Decomposers -

an organism, especially a soil

bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate that decomposes
organic material.

Diaphragm

controls the amount of light passing

through the opening of the stage; adjust to control the
amount of light coming from the light source/illuminator

which enters the rest of the microscope through the

condenser; adjusts amount of light.

Diluted Solutions

has a small amount of

dissolved solute in comparison to the amount of solvent.

Disperson

is a special kind of refraction that

provides color lights.

Distillate

is the the collected water during the

distillation process.

Distillation

process or method of separating

water from salts through heating process.

E
Ear

is a part of the peripheral auditory system.

Ecological Niche

term used to describe the

role of an organism in an ecosystem.

Ecology -

the branch of biology that deals with the

relations of organisms to one another and to their
physical surroundings.

Ecosystem -

a biological community of
interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Emigration -

is the act of leaving one's resident

country with the intent to settle elsewhere.

Endoplasmic Reticulum -

a network of
membranous tubules within the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic
cell, continuous with the nuclear membrane. It usually
has ribosomes attached and is involved in protein and
lipid synthesis.

Equator

- an imaginary line drawn around the earth

equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into
northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the
parallel of latitude 0.

Erlenmeyer Flasks

- a conical, flatbottomed laboratory flask with a narrow neck.

Eyepiece (Ocular)

- the lens or group of

lenses that is closest to the eye in a microscope,
telescope, or other optical instrument.

F
Filament

- supports the anther, which is where

pollen develops.

Filtration -

the action or process of filtering

something.

Fine Adjustment Knob -

small,
round knob on the side of the microscope used to finetune the focus of your specimen after using the
coarse adjustment knob. 8.

Flower -

the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting

of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are
typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals)
and a green calyx (sepals).

Food Chain -

series of organisms
each dependent on the next as a source of food.

Food Web -

a hierarchical

a system of interlocking and

interdependent food chains.

G
Gases -

an airlike fluid substance which expands

freely to fill any space available, irrespective of its
quantity.

Gasoline -

refined petroleum used as fuel for

internal combustion engines

Glass tube

a thin glass tube where the

evaporating water passes through.

Globe

- the earth.

Golgi Body -

a complex of vesicles and folded

membranes within the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic
cells, involved in secretion and intracellular transport.

Group Number

- is an identifier used to
describe the column of the standard periodic table in
which the element appears

Group/Families

those elements found in

vertical rows.

Habitat -

the natural home or environment of an

animal, plant, or other organism

Heat -

the quality of being hot; high temperature.

Higher Amplitude

sound means to have

higher intensity.

HPO lens -

is an important part of a microscope

that magnifies up to 40 times.

Hydrogen -

a colorless, odorless, highly

flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1

I
Immigration -

the action of coming to live

permanently in a foreign country.

Indicator -

a thing, especially a trend or fact, that

indicates the state or level of something.

Infrasonic Frequency
frequency.

are extremely low

Intensity -

the measurable amount of a property,

such as force, brightness, or a magnetic field.

L
Lactic Acid -

a colorless syrupy organic acid

formed in sour milk and produced in the muscle tissues
during strenuous exercise.

Light -

the natural agent that stimulates sight and

makes things visible.

Liquids -

a liquid substance.

Litmus Paper -

a dye taken from lichen plant

and when dip in the mixture it will change in color.

Longitudinal Waves -

a wave vibrating in

the direction of propagation.

Loudness -

is the characteristic of a sound that is

primarily a psycho-physiological correlate of physical
strength (amplitude).

Loud Sound
called noise.

is considered a distorted sound

Lower Amplitude

sounds means to have

lower intensity.

LPO lens -

is the shortest or second shortest

objective lens found on standard laboratory microscopes.

Luminous Intensity -

is a measure of the
wavelength-weighted power emitted by a light source in a
particular direction per unit solid angle, based on the
luminosity function, a standardized model of the
sensitivity of the human eye

M
Magnetism -

a physical phenomenon produced

by the motion of electric charge, resulting in attractive
and repulsive forces between objects.

Main Power

turns the illumination on and off.

Melting Point -

the temperature at which a

given solid will melt.

Middle ear

is the ear canal

Mirror

reflects light upward trough the diaphragm.

Mitochondria -

an organelle found in large

numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical
processes of respiration and energy production occur.

Mixtures -

a substance made by mixing other

substances together.

Molecule -

a group of atoms bonded together,

representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical
compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.

Motion -

the action or process of moving or being

moved.

N
Natural Sources

are called luminous for

they emit their own light.

Nucleus -

the central and most important part of

an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its
activity and growth.

Oscilloscope -

a device for viewing oscillations,

as of electrical voltage or current, by a display on the
screen of a cathode ray tube.

Ovary -

is a part of the female reproductive organ of

the flower or gynoecium.

Oxygen -

a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the

chemical element of atomic number 8 and the lifesupporting component of the air. Oxygen forms about 20
percent of the earth's atmosphere, and is the most
abundant element in the earth's crust, mainly in the form
of oxides, silicates, and carbonates.

P
Periodic Table -

a table of the chemical

elements arranged in order of atomic number, usually in
rows, so that elements with similar atomic structure (and
hence similar chemical properties) appear in vertical
columns.

Periodic Wave -

is a series of regular timed

disturbances in a medium.

Periods -

a length or portion of time.

Petals -

each of the segments of the corolla of a

flower, which are modified leaves and are typically
colored.

ph scale

is a chart ranging from 1-14.it is used to

determined acidity and basicity level of mixture
chemicals.

Physical Manipulation

- describes any of a
number of specialized manual or mechanical procedures
used in an effort to affect the alignment, motion or
function of spinal joints and their relationship with the
muscular and nervous system.

Pinna

- the external part of the ear in humans and

other mammals; the auricle.

Pistil

- the female organs of a flower, comprising the

stigma, style, and ovary.

Pitch -

the quality of a sound governed by the rate of

vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness
of a tone.

Plasma Membrane -

a microscopic
membrane of lipids and proteins that forms the external
boundary of the cytoplasm of a cell or encloses a vacuole,
and that regulates the passage of molecules in and out of
the cytoplasm.

Population -

a particular section, group, or type

of people or animals living in an area or country.

Prime Meridian -

a planet's meridian adopted

as the zero of longitude.

Prism -

a solid geometric figure whose two end faces

are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and
whose sides are parallelograms.

Producers

food makers

R
Rain Water -

water that has fallen as or been

obtained from rain.

Receptacle -

an object or space used to contain

something.

Revolving Nosepiece -

is the part that holds

two or more objective lenses and can be rotated to easily
change power.

ROYGBV -

are the colors in light.

S
Saturated Solution

- is a
chemical solution containing the maximum
concentration of a solute dissolved in the solvent.

Seawater -

salt and minerals are the solutes.

Sepals -

is a part of the flower of angiosperms

(flowering plants)

Soft Sound -

is pleasing to the ear like music.

Solids -

a substance or object that is solid rather

than liquid or fluid.

Solubility of the solute -

refers to the
maximum amount of solute that can dissolved in a given
amount of solvent at a certain temp.

Solute -

the minor component in a solution,

dissolved in the solvent.

Solvent -

having assets in excess of liabilities; able

to pay one's debts.

Sound Wave -

a wave of compression and

rarefaction, by which sound is propagated in an elastic
medium such as air.

Spacing of Particles of the

Medium - important factor on how sound is
transmitted.

Stage -

supports the slide being used.

Stage Clip -

holds the slide in place

Stamen -

is the pollen-producing reproductive

organ of a flower..

Stigma -

The part of the pistil where pollen

germinates.

Strongly Acidic -

is one that completely

ionizes (dissociates) in a solution (provided there is
sufficient solvent).

Strongly Basic
Style -

ph 11-14.

is a structure found within the flower.

Substance

- a particular kind of matter with

uniform properties.

Surface Waves -

is a mechanical wave that

propagates along the interface between differing media,
usually as a gravity wave between two fluids with
different densities

Symbols

- a thing that represents or stands for

something else, especially a material object representing
something abstract.

T
Transverse Waves -

a wave vibrating at right

angles to the direction of its propagation.

Tripod -

a three-legged stand for supporting a

camera or other apparatus.

Trough -

is the lowest point the medium sinks to.

Ultrasonic Frequences

Extremely high

frequencies beyond 20,000 H2.

Unsaturated Solution -

Additionally,

pressure and the nature of the solute and solvent affect

solubility

V
Vacuole -

a space or vesicle within the cytoplasm

of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically
containing fluid.

Vesicle

- a fluid- or air-filled cavity or sac, in

particular.

Vibration -

an oscillation of the parts of a fluid or

an elastic solid whose equilibrium has been disturbed, or
of an electromagnetic wave.

Vinegar a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure aceticacid, o

btained by acetous fermentation from wine,cider, beer, al
e, or the like: used as a condiment,preservative, etc.

Visible Light

- is a form of electromagnetic (EM)

radiation, as are radio waves, infrared radiation,
ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and microwaves

W
Water -

a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless

liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is
the basis of the fluids of living organisms.

Wave Height

- is a term used by mariners, as

well as in coastal, ocean and naval engineering.

Wave Length

- the distance between successive

crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or
electromagnetic wave.

Waves -

the women's section of the US Naval

Reserve, established in 1942, or, since 1948, of the US
Navy.

Wine Gauze -

is a sheet of thin metal that has

net-like crosses or a wire mesh.

White Light-

apparently colorless light, for

example ordinary daylight. It contains all the wavelengths
of the visible spectrum at equal intensity.