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20 Cards in this Set
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The study of life
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Biology
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Orderly structure
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Organization
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The production of offspring
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Reproduction
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A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
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Species
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An increase in the amount of living materials
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Growth
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An external or internal environment that causes an organism to react
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Stimulus
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A reaction to a stimulus
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Response
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Regulation of an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for its survival
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Homeostasis
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Any inherited structure, behavior, or internal process that enables an organism to respond to environmental change
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Adaptation
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The gradual change in a species through adaptation
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Evolution
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An explination for a question or a problem that can be formally tested
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Hypothesis
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An investigation that tests a hypothesis
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Experiment
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The part of the experiment that is standard against which results are compared
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Control
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The condition in an experiment that is tested
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Independent Variable
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The condition in an experiment that is the result
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Dependent Variable
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Information is contained through investigation
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Data
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An explination of a natural phenomenon
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Theory
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The application of science to meet society's needs
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Technology
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The moral principles of humans
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Ethics
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Steps used to gather information and answer questions
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Scientifc Methods
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