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30 Cards in this Set
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biosphere
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consists of all parts of the planet that are inhabited by living things
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ecosystem
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community of living things in an area, along with nonliving features of the environment that support the living community
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organism
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individual living things
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cell
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life's basic units of structure and function
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DNA
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chemical responsible for inheritance
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gene
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units of inheritances stranded along the length of each DNA molecule
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species
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distinct form of life
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domain
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broadest category in classifying life forms
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unicellular
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organisms that have their entire body consisting of one cell.
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prokaryotic cell
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cells without nuclei
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eukaryotic cell
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cells with nuclei thta separate DNA from the rest of the cell
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multicellular
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organisms made of many cells
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system
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complex organization formed from a simpler combination of parts
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photosynthesis
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process by which plants make food
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producer
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organisms that produce their own food and always lowest on the food chain
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biosphere
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consists of all parts of the planet that are inhabited by living things
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|
|
ecosystem
|
community of living things in an area, along with nonliving features of the environment that support the living community
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|
|
organism
|
individual living things
|
|
|
cell
|
life's basic units of structure and function
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|
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DNA
|
chemical responsible for inheritance
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|
gene
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units of inheritances stranded along the length of each DNA molecule
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species
|
distinct form of life
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domain
|
broadest category in classifying life forms
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unicellular
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organisms that have their entire body consisting of one cell.
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prokaryotic cell
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cells without nuclei
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eukaryotic cell
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cells with nuclei thta separate DNA from the rest of the cell
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multicellular
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organisms made of many cells
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system
|
complex organization formed from a simpler combination of parts
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photosynthesis
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process by which plants make food
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producer
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organisms that produce their own food and always lowest on the food chain
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