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54 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy |
The study of the body structure |
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Botany |
The study of plants |
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Cytology |
The study of the function of plant and animal cells |
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Ecology |
The study of how organisms interact with their environment |
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Herpetology |
The study of reptiles and amphibians |
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Genetics |
The study of heredity |
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Microbiology |
The study of microorganisms |
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Molecular Biology |
The study of the function and structure of macromolecules essential to life |
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Ornithology |
The study of birds |
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Physiology |
The study of the normal functions of living organisms and their parts |
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Taxonomy |
The science of classifying organisms |
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Zoology |
The study of the animal kingdom |
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Biology |
the study of life and living things |
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Bio=? |
“Life“ |
“Life“ |
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-ology=? |
“study of” |
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diversity |
Variety or different types of something |
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All living things are known as ______. |
organisms |
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In order to live, organisms must have ____ with their environment and with one another. |
interaction |
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In order to live, organisms must have ____ with their environment and with one another. |
interaction |
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biosphere |
The land water and air in which organisms live |
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Organisms are ____ (found everywhere)!! |
ubiquitous |
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In order to live, organisms must have ____ with their environment and with one another. |
interaction |
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biosphere |
The land water and air in which organisms live |
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Organisms are ____ (found everywhere)!! |
ubiquitous |
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Organisms respond to changes in their environment by one of three ways; _____, _____, or _____. |
Adapting, fleeing, or dying |
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Organisms that ____ to a change are more likely to survive and reproduce. |
Adapt |
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Evolution |
The gradual change of a group of organisms overtime due to adaptations |
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adaptation |
And inherited trait due to response to change |
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adaptation |
And inherited trait due to response to change |
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The number one threat to the destruction of life forms is ______ ________. |
human interference |
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adaptation |
And inherited trait due to response to change |
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The number one threat to the destruction of life forms is ______ ________. |
human interference |
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Some ways that humans cause destructive interference are: |
destruction of habitat AND hunting |
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Some groups or species of organisms are now _____ due to human interference. |
extinct |
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Some groups or species of organisms are now _____ due to human interference. |
extinct |
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species |
A group of organisms that can interbreed |
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_______ ___ ____ species are insects. |
Half of all |
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_____ teaches us how species react to one another/their environment so that we can protect life’s diversity |
Biology |
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_______ ___ ____ species are insects. |
Half of all |
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_____ teaches us how species react to one another/their environment so that we can protect life’s diversity |
Biology |
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Biology affects your life in five ways: |
Food Clothing Shelter Health Fuel |
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_____ types of cells have _____ functions. |
different |
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_____ types of cells have _____ functions. |
different |
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_____ and _____ are related. |
Structure, function |
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living things interact with their _____ in order to survive |
Environment (surroundings) |
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living things interact with their _____ in order to survive |
Environment (surroundings) |
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stimulus |
Condition in the environment that requires an organism to adjust |
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living things interact with their _____ in order to survive |
Environment (surroundings) |
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stimulus |
Condition in the environment that requires an organism to adjust |
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response |
reaction/adjustment to a stimulus |
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living things interact with their _____ in order to survive |
Environment (surroundings) |
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stimulus |
Condition in the environment that requires an organism to adjust |
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response |
reaction/adjustment to a stimulus |
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Homeostasis |
When an organism regulates its body to the world around it for survival |
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