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27 Cards in this Set
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Properties of living things |
Reproduction Growth and development Energy use Order Cells Response to the environment Evolution |
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Reproduction |
All organisms reproduce their own kind |
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Growth and development |
Information carried by genes controls the pattern of growth in all organisms |
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Energy use |
Every organism takes inenergy, converts it to useful forms, and expels energy |
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Order |
Each living thing has a complex but well-orderedstructure |
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Cells |
The cell is the fundamental unit of life |
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Response to the environment |
All organisms respond to changes in theenvironment |
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Biosphere |
Consists of all life on earth |
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Ecosystem |
Consists of the living and non-living components
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Community |
Consists of all the interacting populations in an ecosystem |
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Population |
A group of interacting individuals of one species |
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Organism |
An individual living being |
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Organ system |
A group of organs that work together |
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Organ |
Consists of multiple tissues that cooperate to perform a specific task |
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Tissue |
An integrated group of similar cells that work together |
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Organelle |
A component of the cell that performs a specific function |
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Molecule |
A group of atoms bonded together |
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Atom |
The fundamental unit of matter |
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Scientific method |
Serves as a guideline for a scientist to understand an observation |
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Discovery Science |
provides data used to describe the natural world |
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Hypothesis vs. Theory |
Hypothesis: A proposed explanation for an observation. A valid hypothesis must be testable Theory: Much broader in scope and explains a great many observations. Theories are supported by a large and growing body of evidence |
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Controlled experiments |
Investigates a hypothesis by changing only one variable |
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Prokaryotic/Eukaryotic |
Prokaryotic: no nucleus Eukaryotic: with nucleus |
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Energy flow |
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Chemical recycling |
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Domains |
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Kingdoms |
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