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20 Cards in this Set
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Experimental Sample
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The sample in an experiment that varies in order to test the effects of some element
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Gene
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the element within a cell that contains the information to create cells with particular structures and fuctions
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Genome
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The complete genetic compostion of a species
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Genomics
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a technology that allows biologists to analyze the DNA sequence of genomes
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Growth
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an increase in weight or size
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Homeostasis
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the process whereby living organisms regulate thier cells and bodies to maintain relatively stable internal conditions
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Horizontal Gene Transfer
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the transfer to genes between different species
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Hypothesis
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a proposed explanation for a natural pehnomenon based on previous observations or experimental studies
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Hypothesis Testing
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also known as the scientific method, a strategy for testing the validity of a hypothesis
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Knowledge
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the awareness and understanding of information
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Lineage
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the genetic relationship between an individuals or group of individuals and its ancestors
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macromolecule
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a large, complex organic compound, including carbohdrates, lipids, protiens, and culceic acids,
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Metabolism
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the sum of the chemical reactions by which cells produce the materials and energy that are necessary to sustain life.
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molecular biology
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a field of study spawned by genetic technology that looks at the structure and fuctions of the molecuels of life
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Molecule
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atoms of the same element boded together
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mutation
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a changein the genetic material of an organism
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natural selection
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the process whereby mutations that cause beneficial changes in a popluation are more likely to increase in a poplulation over the course of many generations
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Organ
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two or more types of tissue combined to perform a common funtion
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Organism
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a living thing that maintains an internal order that is seperated from the enviroment
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Photosynthesis
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the process by which plants, algae and cyanabacteria capture
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