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16 Cards in this Set
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Biology |
The scientific study of life |
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Biosphere |
The entire portion of earth inhabited by life, the sum of all the planets ecosystem |
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Cell |
A basic unit of living matter separated from its environment by a plasma membrane; the fundamental structure unit of life |
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Community |
An assemblage of unit the populations of organisms living close enough together for potential interactions |
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Controlled experiment |
An experiment in which an experimental group its compared with a control group that varies only in the factor being tested |
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Ecosystem |
All the organisms on a given area, along with the nonliving (abiotic) factors with which they interact; a biological community and its physical enviornment |
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Emergent properties |
New properties that arose with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases |
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Eukaryotic cell |
A type off cell that has a membrane enclosed nucleus and membrane enclosed organelles. All organisms except bacteria and archaea are comprised of eukaryotic cells |
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Genome |
The complete set of genetic material of an organism our virus |
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Hypothesis |
A testable explanation for a set off observations based on the available data and guided by inductive reasoning |
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Molecule |
Two or more atoms held together by covalent covalent bonds |
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Organism |
An individual living thing, such as bacterium, fungus, protist, plant, or animal |
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Population |
A group of individuals belonging to one species and living in the same geographic area |
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Prokaryotic cell |
A type of cell labeling a membrane-enclosed nucleus and other membrane-enclosed organelles; found only I domains Bacteria and Archaea |
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Technology |
The Application of scientific knowledge for a specific purpose, often involving industry or commerce but also including uses in basic research |
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Theory |
A widely accepted explanatory idea that is broader in score than a hypothesis, generates New hypotheses, and is supported by a large body of evidence |
