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33 Cards in this Set
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What are the characteristics of living things |
Reproduction, adaptation, energy, growth and development, cell types, homeostasis |
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Define homeostasis and give an example |
Maintaining internal conditions
Body temperature moisture level or pH level |
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Ecology terms from largest to smallest From biosphere to population |
Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population |
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Photosynthesis |
The process plants used to turn solar energy into food |
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Species |
Group of simile constructed organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring; organisms that share a common gene pool; the taxon at the lowest level of classification |
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Eukaryote versus prokaryote |
Eukaryotes have membrane-bound organelles as well as a nucleus while prokaryotes don't |
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Scientific names |
First word: genus (capitalized) second word: species
All in Latin |
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Classifications in order from largest to smallest |
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
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Three domains |
Bacteria, archea, eukarya |
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Binary fission |
Unicellular organisms split in two |
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Adaptation |
Modifications that make organisms suited to their way of life |
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Four eukaryotic kingdoms |
Protists, plants, fungi, animals |
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Experimental variable a.k.a. independent variable |
What's being tested |
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Responding variable A.k.a. Dependent variable |
What's being measured |
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Experimental group |
The group that is being tested |
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Principal or law |
A theory that has been tested multiple times and proven multiple times with the same result |
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Hypothesis |
An educated guess based on previous information |
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Control group |
The group that stays the same |
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Anatomy |
The study of the structure of organisms |
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Biochemistry |
The study of chemical life processes |
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Cytology |
The study of cells |
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Embryology |
The study of the early development of things |
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Microbiology |
The study of microscopic structures in organisms |
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Physiology |
The study of the functions of living things |
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Taxonomy |
The study of classification of the living things |
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Virology |
The study of viruses |
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Zoology |
The study of animals |
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Biostatistics |
Application of physics to biological processes |
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Marine biology |
Study of animals and plants that live in oceans and seas |
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Hematology |
Study of blood |
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Parasitology |
The study of organisms that live on other organisms |
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Pathology |
The study of the nature of diseases and its causes, development and consequences |
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Oncology |
The branch of medicine that deals with tumors (cancer) including the development, diagnosis and treatment |
