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science that seeks to understand the living world
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biology
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collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates the cell from its surroundings; basic unit of life
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cell
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process by which two cells from different parents unite to produce the first cell of a new organism
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sexual reproduction
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process by which a single parent reproduces by itself
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asexual reproduction
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a signal to which an organism responds an kind of detectable that carries information
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stimulus
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a set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out life processes
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metabolism
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process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
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homeostasis
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process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
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evolution
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decimal system of measurement based on certain physical standards and scaled on multiples of 10
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metric system
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device that produces magnifies images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye
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mircoscope
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microscope that allows light to pass through a specimen
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compound light microscope
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a group of cells grown in a nutrient solution from a single original cell
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cell culture
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technique in which cells are broken into pieces and the different cell parts are separated
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cell fractionation
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