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25 Cards in this Set
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Adaptation
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Inherited behavior that enables an organism to respond to environmental factors and live to produce offspring.
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Biology
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the study of life.
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Development
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All the changes that take place during the life of an organism.
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Energy
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is the ability to cause change
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Environment
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an organisms surroundings.
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Evolution
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the gradual change in a species over time
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Growth
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increase in the amount of living material and the formation of new structures.
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Homeostasis
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I WILL KILL YOU.
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Organism
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Anything that possesses all of the
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Organization
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all living organisms show an orderly structure
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Reproduction
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the production of offspring
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Responce
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A reaction to a stimulus
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Species
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A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce offspring in nature
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Stimulus
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anything in the organisms environment that causes it to react
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Control
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the part of an experiment that is the standardagainst which results are conpared
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Data
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The information obtained from a scientific investigation
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Dependant variable
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The second part of an experiment that lets scientists observe the "change"
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Experiment
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Investigation that tests a hypothesis by the process of collecting information under controlled conditions
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Hypothesis
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an explanation for a question or a problem that can be formally tested
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Independent Variable
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the only factor that affects the outcome of an experiment
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Safety Symbol
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A symbol that warns you of a possible danger
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Scientific Method
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The common steps that biologists and other scientists use to gather information and answer questions
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Theory
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an explanation of a natural phenomenon that is supported by a large body of scientific evidence obtained from many duiff. investigations and observations
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Ethics
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refers to moral principles and cvalues held by humans
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Technology
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is the application of scientific research to society's needs and problems
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