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Biosphere
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Most regions of land, bodies of water, and the atmosphere to an altitude of several kilometers.
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Ecosystem
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Consists of all living things in a particular area, along with which life interacts. (All ecosystems combined=Biosphere)
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Communities
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Entire array of organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem=Biological community. (Form of life=Species)
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Population
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Consists of all the individuals of a species living within the bounds of a specific area.
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Organism
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Individual living things.
(Trees-Animals-Micro organisms) |
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Organs and Organ systems
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Organized into a system cooperate to perform a function.
Ex. Stems and roots-Plants |
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Tissues
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Each tissue have has a cellular structure.
Each kind is group of similar cells. |
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Cells
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Single Cells- performs all the functions in life.
Plants/Animals-multicellular (trillions of cells) |
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Organelles
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Various functional components that make up cells.
(Electron microscope) |
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Molecules
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Organized into the equipment that converts light energy to the chemical energy of food.
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Eukaryotic Cells
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Subdivided by internal membranes into various membranes-enclosed organelles, including chloroplasts.
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Prokaryotic Cells
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DNA is not separated from the rest of the cell by enclosed membrane-bound nucleus.
Lacks other membranes enclosed organelles. |
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Emergent Properties
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New properties that emerge with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases.
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Reductionalism
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Reducing complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study.
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Negative Feedback
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Accumulation of an end product of a process slows that process.
(Most common form of regulations) |
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Positive Feedback
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End product speeds up its production.
(Less common form of regulations) |
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Domain Bacteria
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Consists of prokaryotes.
AKA Archaea |
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Domain Eukarya
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Consists of Eukaryotes.
Distinguished by their modes of nutrition. |
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Inquiry
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The search for information and explanation; often focused by specific questions.
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Data
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Recorded observations.
(Quantitative) |
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Inductive Reasoning
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A type of logic in which generalizations are based on large numbers of specific observations.
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Hypothesis
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A tentative answer to a well-framed question.
An explanation on trial. (educated postulate) |
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Deductive Reasoning
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A type of logic in which specific results are predicted from a general premise.
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Controlled Experiment
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An experiment in which an experimental group is compared to a control group that varies only in the factor being tested.
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Theory
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An explanation that is broad in scope, generates near hypotheses, and is supported by a large body of evidence supported with much more massive body of evidence than hypotheses.
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Models
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A representation of a theory or process.
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Technology
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The application of scientific knowledge for a specific purpose.
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