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Endothermic
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a reaction which absorbs energy
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exothermic
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a reaction which releases energy
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isomer
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two or more forms a chemical compound which have the same number of each atom but a different arrangement of atoms.
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isotope
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An atom having the same number of protons as other varieties of the element but has a different number of neutrons
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abiogenesis
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Early theory that held that some organisms originated from nonliving material.
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adaptive radiation
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The evolution of species into a diversity of previously unoccupied ecological niches
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biogenesis
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The theory that living systems arise only from pre-existent living systems.
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dihybrid cross
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a cross in which two pairs of traits are studied
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epidemiological
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dealing with the scientific study of the incidence, control, and spread of disease in a population.
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monohybrid cross
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A cross between two parents differing in one gene.
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speciation
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The development of one or more species from an existing species.
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transgenic
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Containing genes from another species.
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vestigial structures
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Nonfunctional remains of organs or structures that may have been functional in ancestral species and may still be functional in similar species [appendix]
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physiology
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dealing with the functioning of organisms
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stomata
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The breathing pores on the surface of a plant's leaves
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chemotaxis
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movement of cells or organisms in response to chemical stimulation
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phototaxis
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Movement in response to light
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phototropism
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the bending of a plant toward the direction of more intense light.
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protective coloration
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coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators
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thigmotropism
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# It is plant response to contact with a solid object.
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what is habituation learning?
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animal stops responding to a stimulus if it does not hurt or harm them
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what is classical conditioning learning?
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when an animal makes a mental connection between a stimulus and some kind of reward or punishment.
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what is operant conditioning?
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an animal learns to repeat behaviros that result in reward and avoid ones that result in punishment.
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what is insight learning?
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when animal applies something it has already learned to a new situtaion
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what is mutualism?
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both organisms benefit
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what is commensalism?
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one benefits, the other is not affected
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