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23 Cards in this Set
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a) Metabolism
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The process by which a living organism takes energy from its surroundings and uses it to sustain itself, develop, and grow.
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b) Photosynthesis
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The process by which a plant uses the energy of sunlight and certain chemicals to produce its own food. Oxygen is normally a by-product of photosynthesis.
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c) Herbivores
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Organisms that eat plants exclusively.
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d) Carnivores
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Organisms that eat only other organisms
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e) Omnivores
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Organisms that eat plants and other organisms.
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f) Producers
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Organisms that produce their food.
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g) Consumers
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Organisms that eat producers and other consumers.
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h) Decomposers
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Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms.
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i) Autotrophs
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Organisms that are able to make their own food.
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j) Heterotrophs
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Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food.
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k) Receptors
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Special structures or chemicals that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their surroundings.
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l) Asexual Reproduction
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Reproduction accomplished by a single organism
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m) Sexual Reproduction
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Reproduction that requires to organisms, a male and a female.
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n) Inheritance
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The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent (s) to the offspring.
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o) Mutation
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An abrupt and marked difference between offspring and parent.
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p) Hypothesis
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An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.
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q) Theory
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A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data.
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r) Scientific Law
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A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data.
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s) Microorganisms
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Living creatures that are to small to see with the naked eye.
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t) Abiogenesis
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The theory that, long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through random chemical reactions.
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u) Species
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A unit of one or more populations of individuals that can reproduce under normal conditions, produce fertile offspring, and are reproductively isolated from other such units.
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v) Binomial Nomenclature
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Naming an organism with its genus and species name.
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w) Taxonomy
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The science of classifying organisms.
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