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38 Cards in this Set
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any two or more alternate forms of a gene that an organism may have for a particular trait.
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Allele
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an organism that can produce food from inorganic materials
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Autotroph
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an asexual reproductive process in which a single cell divides into two cells
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Binary Fission
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a system used to name organisms using two words: the genus name and the species name
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Binomial nomenclature
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an asexual reproductive process in which an outgrowth of a parent organism detaches and forms a new individual of the same species
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Budding
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characteristics of substances that describe their composition, reactivity, and how the substance changes into different substances.
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Chemical properties
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a factor or condition in a specific experiment that purposefully kept the same
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Controlled Variable
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the form of a trait that is expressed or shown when the combination of alleles for this trait is heterozygous
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Dominant
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evidence based on observations or experiments rather than theory
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Empirical evidence
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an organism whose cells contain a nucleus surrounded by a membrane
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Eukaryote
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a cumulative change in the characteristics of organisms or populations over time from generation to generation
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Evolution
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the first generation of offspring from the mating of parental organisms
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F1 Generation
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a type of mixture in which different parts can be easily distinguished
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Heterogeneous
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an organism that cannot produce its own food
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Heterotroph
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a cell or organism that has two different alleles for a particular trait
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Heterozygous
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the tendency of a cell, organism, or population to maintain internal stability
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Homeostasis
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a type of mixture in which the different parts are blended evenly so that the mixture is the same throughout
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Homogeneous
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a type of cell or organism that has identical rather than different alleles for a particular trait.
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Homozygous
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a statement that can be tested scientifically through experiments and/or other scientific investigations
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Hypothesis
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the highest Linnaean classification into which organisms are grouped, above phylum
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Kingdom
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a scientific principle based on many observations of naturally occurring events
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Law
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the temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid.
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Melting Point
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a replica or description designed to show the workings or structure of an object or system
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Model
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the smallest unit of matter of a substance that retains all the physical and chemical properties of that substance
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Molecule
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the unique position occupied by a particular species in terms of the area it inhabits and the function it performs within the communtiy
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Niche
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the center region of an atom where protons and neutrons are located.
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Nucleus
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a factor, usually being measured or observed, that responds to another factor.
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Outcome variable(dependent variable)
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the parental generation in a genetic cross
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P generation
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a measure of the acidity of a solution based on a scale from zero to fourteen
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pH
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the force exerted per unit area
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Pressure
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an organism whose cells are characterized by the lack of a defined nucleus
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Prokaryote
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the form of a trait that will be masked unless the organism is homozygous for this trait
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Recessive
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the growth of new tissues to replace those lost or damaged by injury
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Regeneration
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making multiple sets of measurements in a scientific investigation
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Repetiton
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the reproduction of a scientific investigation by another person to ensure accuracy
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Replication
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a condition of a solution whereby it has reached a maximum amount of solute under the given conditions
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Saturation
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a substance that is being dissolved by another substance
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Solute
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a substance that dissolves another substance
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Solvent
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