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27 Cards in this Set
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Biosphere |
All organisms in a given area |
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Biodiversity |
Variety of life within an area |
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Species |
Group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring |
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Biology |
Scientific study of all forms of life |
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Organism |
Any individual living thing |
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Cell |
Basic unit of life |
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Metabolism |
All chemical processes that synthesize or break down materials within an organism |
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DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) |
Molecule that stores genetic information in all organisms
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System |
Changing, organized group of related parts that interact to form a whole |
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Ecosystem |
Collection of organisms and nonliving things, such as climate, soil, water, and rocks, in an area |
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Homoestatsis |
Regulation and maintenance of constant internal condition in an organism |
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Evolution |
Change in a species over time; Process of biological change by which descendants come o differ from their ancestors |
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Adaptation |
Inherited trait that is selected for over time because it allows organisms to better survive in their environment |
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Observation |
Using the senses to study the world; using tools to collect measures; examining previous research results |
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Data |
Observations and measurements recorded during an experiment |
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Hypothesis |
Proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question |
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Experiment |
Process that tests a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions |
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Independent Variable |
Condition of factor that is manipulated by a scientist during an experiment |
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Dependent Variable |
Experimental data collected through observation and measurement |
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Constant |
Condition that is controlled so that it does not change during an experiment |
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Theory |
Proposed explanation for a wide variety of observations and experimental results |
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Microscope |
Tool that provides an enlarged image of an object |
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Gene |
Specific region of DNA that codes for a particular protien |
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Molecular Genetics |
Study of DNA structure and function on the molecular level |
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Genomics |
Study of comparison of genomes within a single species or among different species |
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Biotechnology |
Use and application of living things and biological process |
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Transgenic |
Organism whose genome has been altered to contain one or more genes form another organism or species |
