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adaptation
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evolution of a structure to survive in its habitat
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biology
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the study of living things
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development
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the changes that take part in a life of something living
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energy
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the ability to cause change
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environment
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living and non-living things all in one place
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evolution
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a change in a species over time
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growth
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the increase in something
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homeostasis
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organism's regulation of its internal environment suitable for survival
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organism
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anything that posses characteristics of being alive
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organization
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orderly structure of cells in an organism
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reproduction
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production of offspring by an organism; a characteristic of all living things
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response
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a reaction to change
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species
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group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature
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stimulus
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anything in an organism's internal or external environment that causes the organism to react
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control
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in an experiment the standard against which results are compared
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data
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info obtained from experiments, sometimes called experimental results
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experiment
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procedures that collect info under controlled conditions
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hypothesis
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explanation for a question or a problem that can be formally tested
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independent variable
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in an experiment it is the one that is tested and changes the outcome of the experiment
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safety symbol
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symbol that warns you about a danger
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scientific methods
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procedures that biologists and other scienists use to gather info
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scientific methods
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procedures that biologists and other scientists use to gather info and answer questions
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theory
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explanation of natural phenomenon supported by a large body of scientific evidence obtained from many different investigations and observations
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ethics
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the moral principles and values held by humans
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technology
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application of scientific research to society's needs and problems
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