Biology Unit 1 Keywords

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Abiotic

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relating to nonbiological factors

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adenosine triphosphate

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ATP; the molecule that delivers usable chemical energy for almost all processes and reactions that a cell must undergo to survive

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biology

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the scientific study of living things

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biome

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a large area dominated by characteristic plants and animals, such as a rain forest, desert, or tundra

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biotic

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relating to factors that are associated with or result from the activities of living organisms

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cellular respiration

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the process of breaking down glucose for the production of ATP in the presence of oxygen

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chemosynthesis

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the creation of glucose using energy from a chemical source rather than from sunlight

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community

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all of the populations that live and interact with each other in a particular area

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control group

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in an experiment, a group that a scientist can compare to another group that is identical except for one property or factor

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dependent variable

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in an experiment, the variable that depends on the other variables

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ecosystem

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a community or group of organisms living and interacting with each other and their environment

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electron

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a tiny part of an atom with a negative electrical charge

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experiment

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a set of organized steps that scientists follow under controlled conditions to test a theory or hypothesis

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hypothesis

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an assumption that is made as a result of gathering data through sampling

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independent variable

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in an experiment, the factor that a scientist deliberately manipulates

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metabolism

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the total of all chemical reactions within an organism

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microscope

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a tool that uses lenses to enlarge the image of a small object

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organ

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a group of different tissues that work together to perform a specific function

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organelle

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a differentiated structure within a cell, such as a mitochondrion, vacuole, or chloroplast, that performs a specific function

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organism

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any living thing that takes in food, grows, and reproduces

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photosynthesis

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the process by which plants and certain other organisms use the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen

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population

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all of the members of one species that live in a common area and whose population dynamics are different from those of other populations

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qualitative data

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data that represents qualities or characteristics that can´t be expressed by a number

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quantitative data

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data that represents a quantity; numeric data

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tissue

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a group of cells that are similar in structure and that work together to perform a certain function

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variable

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in an experiment, a factor that is unknown or can change