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14 Cards in this Set
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Biology
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The scientific study of living organisms and their interactions with the environment.
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Cancer
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A tumor in which the cells begin dividing at an uncontrolled rate and become invasive.
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Cell
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The smallest unit that can perform all life processes.
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Control Group
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A group that serves as a standard of comparison with another group to which the control group is identical except for one factor.
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Cystic Fibrosis
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A fatal genetic disorder in which excessive amounts of mucus are secreted, blocking intestinal and bronchial ducts and causing difficulty in breathing.
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Dependent Variable
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The variable that is changed or determined by manipulation of one or more factors (the independent variable).
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Ecology
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The study of interaction with one another and with their environments.
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Evolution
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A change in the characteristics of a population from one generation to the next; the gradual development of organisms from other organisms since the beginning of life.
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Experiment
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A procedure that is carried out under controlled conditions to discover, demonstrate, or test a fact, theory, or general truth.
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Gene
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A segment of DNA that is located in a chromosome and that codes for a sepecific hereditary trait.
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Gene therapy
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The replacement of a defective gene with a normal version.
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Heredity
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The passing of genetic traits from parents to offspring.
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HIV
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Human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS.
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Homeostasis
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The maintenance of a constant internal state that maintained in a changing environment, by continually making adjustiments to internal and external environments.
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