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15 Cards in this Set
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INHERITANCE
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The Acquisition of traits after parents transmit their DNA to offspring.
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PRODUCERS
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Secure energy from their surroundings.
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MUTATION
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Heritabel change in DNA
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HOMEOSTATIS
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Constant internal environment
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DOMAINS
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3 areas researchers assign alll species: ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; EUKARYA
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ATOM
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Fundamental form of matter that has mass & takes up space and cannot be broken apart by everyday means.
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BIOSPHERE
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All regions of the Earth's waters, crust, & atomosphere where organisms live.
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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Process by which organisms use sunlight energy to convert carbon dioxide & water to sugar.
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CELL
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Smallest living unit, with a capacity to survive & reproduce on its own.
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HYOTHESIS
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Proposed explanation; An educated guess
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MOLECULE
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2 or more atoms of the same or different elements joined by chemical bond
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POPULATION
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Group of individuals of the same species in a specified area.
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ECOSYSTEM
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An array of species & their physical environment.
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A CONTROL GROUP
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A standard against which experimental groups can be compared.
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SCIENTIFIC THEORY
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Related set of hypotheses that form a broadly useful, testable explanation.
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