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30 Cards in this Set
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DNA
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Deoxyribonucleic acid. The molecule of inheritance in cells. All living things have it.
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RNA
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Ribonucleic acid. Nucleic acid that turn DNA instructions into proteins. (DNA->RNA->Protien)
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Inheritance
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The transmission (from parents to offspring) of genes that specify charicteristics of the species
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Receptors
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Molecules and structures that detect stimuli
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Stimulus/Stimuli
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A form of energy that a receptor can detect (ex. sunlight energy, heat energy)
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Multicelled Organism
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Indivdual consisting of interdepentdant cells organized in tissues, organs and organ systems.
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Population
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Group of individuals of the same species occupying the same area
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Community
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Populations of all species occupying the same area
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Ecosystem
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A community and its physical environment
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Producers
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Organisms that produce their own food/energy (ex. plants and phtosynthesis)
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Consumers
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An organism unable to produce its own food, feeds on cells or tissues of other organisms
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Decomposers
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A prokaryotics or fungal heterotroph, gets carbon and energy from products or remains of organisms
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Plantea
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Kingdom of plants
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species
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One kinds of organism
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Genus
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Encompasses all closely related species
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Archaea
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The domain that contains bacteria
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Archaebactera
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Kingdom of extremophiles within domain Archaea
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Eubacteria
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Kingdom within domain bacteria
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Protista
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Kingdom within domain Eukarya
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Bacteria
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Domain that contains kingdom Eubacteria
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fungi
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kingdom within domain Eukarya
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Animalia
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kingdom within domain Eukarya
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Mutation
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Heritable change in DNA's molecular structure
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adaptive trait
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A mutation that helps the individual survive and reproduce under harsh conditions
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Artificial selection
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The process by which one controls the breeding of a species to be sure that the offspring does or does not get a specific trait
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Natural selection
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Survival of the fittest, whatever species that coudn't survive in it's environment would die off or adapt
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prediction
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A statement about what will happen in the future based off a hypthesis
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inductive logic
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A more general statement from observations
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Deductive logic
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A more specific statement made from observations
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Sampling error
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The use of a sample that is too small to represent its whole group.
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