Biology

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Biology

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Scientific study of life

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Atoms

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Fundamental building block of all matter

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Molecules

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An association of two or more atoms

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Cell

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Smallest unit of life

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Organism

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Individual that consists of one or more cells..

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Tissue

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In multi-celled organisms, specialized cells organized in a pattern that allows them to perform a collective function.

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Organ

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In multi-celled organisms, a grouping of tissues engaged in a collective task

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Organ system

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In multi-celled organisms, set of organs engaged in a collective task that keeps the body functioning properly.

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Population

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group of individuals of the same species that live in a given area

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Community

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All populations of all species in a given area.

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Ecosystem

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A community interacting with it's environment

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Biosphere

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All regions of Earth where organisms live

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Energy

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The capacity to do work

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Nutrient

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Substance that an organism needs for growth and survival, but can't make for itself

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Producers

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Organism that makes it's own food using energy and simple raw materials from the environment.

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Photosynthesis

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Process by which producers use light energy to make sugars from carbon dioxide and water

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Consumers

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Organism that gets energy and nutrients by feeding on tissues, wastes, or remains of other organisms.

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Homeostasis

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Set of processes by which an organism keeps its internal conditions within tolerable ranges.

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic; carries hereditary information that guides growth and development.

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Growth

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In multi-celled species, an increase in the number, size, and volume of cells

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Development

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Multistep process by which the first cell of a new individual becomes a multi-celled adult

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Reproduction

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Process by which parents produce offspring

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Inheritance

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Transmission of DNA from parents to offspring

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Biodiversity

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Variation among living organisms

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Nucleus

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Double-membraned sac that encloses a cell's DNA

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Eukaryotes

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Organism whose cells characteristically have a nucleus

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Protists

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Member of a diverse group of simple eukaryotes

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Fungi

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Multi-celled Eukaryotes. many are decomposers

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Plants

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A multi-celled, typically photosynthetic producer

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Animals

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Multi-celled consumer that develops through a series of stages and moves about during part of all of it's life cycle.

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Species

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Type of organism

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Taxonomy

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The science of naming and classifying species

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Genus/genera

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Group of species that share a unique set of traits; also the first part of a species name

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Specific epithet

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Second part of a species name

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Critical Thinking

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Judging information before accepting it

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Science

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Systematic study of the observable world

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Hypotheses

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Testable explanation of a natural phenomenon

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Prediction

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Statement, based on a hypothesis, about a condition that should exist if the hypothesis is correct

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Experiments

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A test designed to support or falsify a prediction

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Control group

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In an experiment, group of individuals who are not exposed to the independent variable that is being tested

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Data

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Experimental results

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Scientific method

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making, testing, and evaluating hypotheses

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Scientific theory

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Hypothesis that has not been disproved after many years of rigorous testing

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Law of nature

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Generalization that describes a consistent natural phenomenon for which there is incomplete scientific explanation