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25 Cards in this Set
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Independent Variable
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Changes on purpose
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Dependent Variable
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What happens in response to the independent variable
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Correlation does not prove causation T/F
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True
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Log (Logarithmic Scale)
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Series of numbers plotted as powers of 10
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Regression Line
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line of "best fit"
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Kingdoms
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6 groups of organisms
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Archaea
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-Prokaryotes
-Simplest |
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Bacteria
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-Prokaryotes
-2nd simplest |
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Protista
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-Unicellular Eukaryotes
-Cells contain 1 nucleus |
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Fungi
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-Nonphotosynthetic organisms
-Mostly multicellular -Digest food externally |
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Plantae
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-Photosynthetic multicellular organisms
-Terrestrial (Flowers) |
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Anamalia
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-Nonphotosynthetic multicellular organisms
-Digest internally (us) |
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5 Properties of Life
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1. Cellular Organization
2. Metabolism 3. Homeostasis 4. Growth and Reproduction 5. Heredity |
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Cellular Levels
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1. Atoms
2. Molecules 3. Macromolecules 4. Organelles 5. Cells |
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Organismal Level (2nd part to cellular levels)
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6. Tissues
7. Organs 8. Organ Systems 9. Organisms |
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Population Level (3rd part to cellular levels)
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10. Population
11. Species 12. Community 13. Ecosystem |
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Emergent Properties
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At each higher level in the living hierarchy, novel properties emerge that were not present at the simplest level of organization
_Depends on interactions |
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Deductive Reasoning
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Using general principles to explain specific observations
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Inductive Reasoning
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Discovering general principles by careful examination of specific cases
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DNA
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-Deoxyribonucleic acid
-Central plan of heredity info |
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Gene Theory
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Proteins and RNA molecules encoded by an organisms genes determine what it will be like
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Genome
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Entire set of DNA instructions that specifies a cell
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Theory of Heredity
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-Mendel
-The genes of an organism are inherited as discrete units |
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Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
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The genes of Mendel's theory are physically located on chromosomes, and that it is because chromosomes are parceled out in a regular manner during reproduction that Mendel's regular patterns of inheritance are seen
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Theory of Evolution
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-Darwin
-Attributes diversity of living world to natural selection |
