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26 Cards in this Set
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When properties of life not present at lower levels of organization emerge at higher levels of organization.
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Emergent properties
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The simplest level of life.
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Cell
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A cell is formed of these.
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Molecules
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Molecule that contains a genetic blueprint used to pass information to offspring.
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DNA
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DNA is found within these. They are also used to pass the DNA to new cells.
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Chromosomes
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Biological structures are in place to carry out specific ____.
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Functions
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Necessary biologic functions are possible due to specific ____.
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Structures
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Organisms are ____ ____, interacting with their environment.
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Open systems
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Amount of variety we see in living things.
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Biological diversity
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Organisms adapting to their environments.
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Evolution
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Testable hypotheses are the hallmarks of the ____ ____.
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Scientific process
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Observations lead to the formation of a ____.
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Hypotheses
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Hypotheses must be able to be ____.
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Tested
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Physical material.
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Matter
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Simplest form of matter.
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Element
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Elements linked by chemical bonds.
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Compounds / Molecules
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The center of an atom.
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Nucleus
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The nucleus of an atom contains which two particles?
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Protons and neutrons
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What surrounds the nucleus of an atom (not the particle -- the thing that holds the particle)?
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Electron shell
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What particle surrounds the nucleus of an atom?
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Electron
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These hold atoms together to form compounds.
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Chemical bonds
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Strong chemical bonds that share electrons.
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Covalent bonds
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Strong chemical bonds that form between positively and negatively charged atoms.
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Ionic bonds
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Important type of weak chemical bond.
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Hydrogen bond
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A molecule's function is related to its ____.
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Shape
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An event that requires the formation and breakage of chemical bonds between atoms.
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Chemical reaction
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