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What are the characteristics of life? |
Organization, acquiring of materials and energy from the environment, maintenance of an internal environment, response to stimuli, reproduction and development, and the ability to adapt. |
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What are the levels of organization from most inclusive to least? |
Atoms, molecules, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and biosphere. |
11 parts |
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Define metabolism |
All the chemical reactions that occur in a cell. |
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Define energy |
The capacity to do work |
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Define biology |
The scientific study of life. |
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What is homeostasis? |
The maintenance of internal conditions within certain boundaries. |
Sweating; release of glucose from the liver. |
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Define evolution |
The change in a species over time. |
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What is natural selection? |
How a population changes in response to its environment and the differential reproductive success. |
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What are the 3 domains? |
Domain Archaea, Domain Bacteria, Domain Eukarya |
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Of the 3 domains, which two are prokaryotes? |
Domain Archaea and Domain Bacteria |
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Of the two prokaryote domains, which lives in extreme conditions? |
Domain Archaea |
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What are the 4 kingdoms within Domain Eukarya? |
Protista (protists), fungi, Plantae (plants), and Animalia (animals). |
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What is systematics? |
The classification of organisms based on evolutionary relationships. |
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When organizing living things, what are the categories of classification used (from least inclusive to most)? |
Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, and domain. |
8 categories |
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What is the two-part scientific name given to each living thing? |
The binomial name. |
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In a binomial name, which part is the genus? |
The first part of the name. (Homo) |
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What is the 2nd word in a binomial name? |
The specific epithet of a species within a genus (sapiens). |
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What is inductive reasoning? |
Using creative thinking to combine isolated facts into a cohesive whole. |
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What are the steps of the scientific method? |
Observation, hypothesis, prediction, experimentation, analyze data, conclusion. |
6 steps. |
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Define scientific theory. |
A hypothesis confirmed by many different studies. |
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What are 2 other names for scientific theory? |
Laws and principles. |
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What is bioethics? |
Branch of ethics concerned with the development and consequences of biological technology. |
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What is technology? |
The application of scientific knowledge to the interests of humans. |
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Define biodiversity. |
The variation in life on Earth, usually in respect to the numbers of different species. |
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What is global warming? |
The increased amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causing a rise in temperature. |
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What is the greenhouse effect? |
When the carbon dioxide gases don't allow the sun's rays to pass through, but instead absorb and radiate heat back to the Earth. |
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