Classifying Life And Scientific Inquiry

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scientific method

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steps used to solve problems and answer questions in science

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hypothesis

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a prediction that can be tested

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control

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standard to which the outcome of a test is compared

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variable

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something in an experiment that can be changed

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bionomial nomenclature

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two-word naming system that gives all living things their scientific name

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Characteristics of life

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Homeostasis
Use of energy
Response to stimuli
Growth and development
Organization
Reproduction

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Ordered List of Taxanomic levels

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DKPCOFGS
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus Species

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Plants

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Plants are multicellular and make their own their own food

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Fungi

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A eukaryote which cannot make its own food but absorb nutrients after releasing a chemical

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Animals

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Multicellular and take in their food

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species

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a group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring

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Genus

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a group of similar species

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Decomposer

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A detritivore; type eat remains of other organisms

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proper scientific name

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Genus plus Species

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Identify Eukaryotic Kingdoms and their definining characteristics

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Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia

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Consumer

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an organism that cannot make its own food and gets energy by eating other organisms

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Predator/prey

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An organism that survives by hunting another

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Food Web

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a model of energy transfer that can show how the food chains in a community are interconnected.

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Energy Pyramid

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A scientific model used to show the amount of available energy in each step of a food chain

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Levels of organization

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Organism
Population
community
ecosystem
Biome

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Abiotic factors

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A non living thing in an ecosystem

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Adaptation

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An inherited trait that increases an organisms chance of survival and reproducing in a particular environment

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Apex predator

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A predator at the top of its food chain

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Biotic factors

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A living or once living thing in an ecosystem

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Classification (list)

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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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Commensalism

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A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while another is neither harmed nor benefits

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Community

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All of the populations living in an ecosystem at the same time

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Consumer

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An organism that cannot make its own food and gets energy by eating other organisms

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Defining Characteristics of a living thing

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H- Homeostasis
U- use of energey
G- Growth
O- Organization
R- Response to stimulus
R- reproduction
A- Adaptation

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Dependent Variable

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The factor a scientist observes or measures during and experiment.

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Dichotomous Key

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A series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of unknown organisms

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Ecosystem

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All the living and non living things in a given area.

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Food Chain

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A model that shows how eenergy flows through an ecosystem through feeding relationships

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Grassland

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A biome in which grasses are the dominant plants

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Homeostasis

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An organism's ability to maintain stable living conditions

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Heredity

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The passing of traits from parent to offspring

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Independent Variable

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The factor that is changed by the investigator to see how it affects the dependent variable

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Multicellular

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A living thing that is made up of two or more cells

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Wetland

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An aquatic biome that has a thin layer of water covering soil that is wet most of the time.

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Desert

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A biome that receives very little rain

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Mutualism

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A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit

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Nonvascular Tissue

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A plant that does not use vascular tissue to transport nutrients

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Ocean

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A biome mainly covered in water

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Parasitism

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The symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while another is harmed

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Photosynthesis

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A Series of chemical reactions that convert light energy to food

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Population

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All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time.

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Producer

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An organism that uses an outside energy source, such as the sun and produces its own food

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Protista

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A member of a group of eukaryotic organisms which have a membrane compound nucleus.

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Taiga

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A forest biome consisting of mostly cone bearing evergreen trees

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Symbiosis

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A close long term relationship between two species that usually involves an exchange of food or energy

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Thesis

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A proposition maintained by an argument

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Tundra

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A biome that is cold dry and treeless

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Unicellular

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a living thing consisting of one cell

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variation

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a slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species

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vascular tissue

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specialized plant tissue composed of tube like cells that transport water and nutrients in plants