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the study of life
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biology
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the production of offspring
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reproduction
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all of the changes that take place during the life of an organism
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development
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results in an increase in the amount of living
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growth
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anything in an organisms external or internal enviornment that causes the organism to react
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stimulus
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includes air, water, weather, temperature and any other thing organisms in that area
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enviornment
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regulation of an organisms internal enviornment to maintain conditions suitable for its survival
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homeostasis
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is the ability to cause change
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energy
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a reaction in a stimulus
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response
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the gradual change in a species through adaptions over time
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evolution
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any structure, behavior or internal process that enables an organism to respond to enviornmental factors
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adaptation
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organisms get their energy from what?
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food
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living things ___and ___.
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adapt and evolve
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living things _____ to their surroundings?
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adjust
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living things____during their lives
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change
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the common steps that biologists and other scientists use to gather information and answer questions
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scientific methods
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is an explanation for a question or a problem that can be formally tested.
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hypothesis
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