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11 Cards in this Set
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Biosphere
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Consist of all the environments on earth that support life. Including soils, oceans, lakes and other bodies of water and other lower atmosphere
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Ecosystem
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All the living organisms in a specific area, along with all the non living factors with which they interact.
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Biological organization/levels
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Evolution
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The compacity of populations to change over time.
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Transformation of Energy
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DNA
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Deoxyribonucleic acid, a self replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is a carrier of genetic information. It is also the fundamental and distinctive characteristics or qualities of someone or something, especially when regarded as unchangeable.
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Energy
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The second major processes in an ecosystem. unlike chemical nutrients, energy doesn't get recycled.
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Taxonomy
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The branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics.
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3 domains
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Bacteria, archae, and Eukarya
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Bacteria
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Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometers in length, bacteria have a number of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals.
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Archaea
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one of the 3 domain
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