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63 Cards in this Set
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Biology
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study of life
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Organism
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anything that posesses all of the characteristics of life
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Organization
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orderly structure of cells in an organism
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Species
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a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature
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Growth
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increase in the ammount of living material and formation of new structures in an organism
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Biology
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study of life
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Development
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changes that take place during the life of an organism
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Environment
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interface of an organism's surroundings
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Organism
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anything that posesses all of the characteristics of life
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Organization
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orderly structure of cells in an organism
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Stimulus
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anything in an organism's external or internal environment that causes an organism to react
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Species
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a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature
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Response
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a reaction to a stimulus
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Growth
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increase in the ammount of living material and formation of new structures in an organism
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Homeostasis
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an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for its survival
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Development
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changes that take place during the life of an organism
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Environment
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interface of an organism's surroundings
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Stimulus
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anything in an organism's external or internal environment that causes an organism to react
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Response
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a reaction to a stimulus
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Homeostasis
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an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for its survival
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Biology
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study of life
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Biology
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study of life
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Organism
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anything that posesses all of the characteristics of life
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Organization
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orderly structure of cells in an organism
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Organism
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anything that posesses all of the characteristics of life
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Species
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a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature
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Organization
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orderly structure of cells in an organism
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Growth
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increase in the ammount of living material and formation of new structures in an organism
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Species
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a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature
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Development
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changes that take place during the life of an organism
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Growth
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increase in the ammount of living material and formation of new structures in an organism
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Environment
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interface of an organism's surroundings
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Development
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changes that take place during the life of an organism
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Stimulus
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anything in an organism's external or internal environment that causes an organism to react
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Environment
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interface of an organism's surroundings
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Response
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a reaction to a stimulus
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Stimulus
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anything in an organism's external or internal environment that causes an organism to react
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Homeostasis
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an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for its survival
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Response
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a reaction to a stimulus
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Homeostasis
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an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for its survival
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Biology
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study of life
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Organism
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anything that posesses all of the characteristics of life
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Organization
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orderly structure of cells in an organism
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Species
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a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature
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Growth
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increase in the ammount of living material and formation of new structures in an organism
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Development
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changes that take place during the life of an organism
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Environment
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interface of an organism's surroundings
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Stimulus
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anything in an organism's external or internal environment that causes an organism to react
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Response
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a reaction to a stimulus
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Homeostasis
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an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for its survival
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Energy
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the ability to cause change
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Adaptation
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any inheritated structure, behavior, or internal process that enables an organism to respond to environmental factors and live to produce offspring
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Evolution
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thegradual change in species through adaptations over time
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Scientific Method
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the common steps that biologists and othe rscientists use to gather information
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Hypothesis
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an explanation for a question or a problem that can be formally tested
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Experiment
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an investigation that tests hypothesis by the process of collecting information under controlled conditions.
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Control
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the part of an experiment that is the standard against which results are compared.
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Independent variable
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in an experimrnt, the condition that is tested because it affects the outcome of the experiment.
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Dependent Variable
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in an experiment, the condition that results from changes in the independent variable.
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Data
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information obtained from experiments
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Theory
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an explaination of a natural phenomenon that is supported by a large body of scientific evidence obtained from many different investigations and observations.
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Ethics
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the moral principles and values held by humans.
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technology
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the application of scientific research to society's needs and problems.
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