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24 Cards in this Set
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list the level of organization of matter from lowest to highest
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atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, multicellular organism, population, species, community, ecosystem, biosphere
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a group of organisms of the same type
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population
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all organisms capable of breeding are_____
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species
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a collection of populations of different species that interact with one another
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community
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a community and the nonliving environment that surrounds it
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ecosystem
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the entire surface of the earth
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biosphere
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smallest particle of an element that retains all the properties of that element
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atom
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combined atoms
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molecules
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bodies of living things
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organisms
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what organisms are composed of
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organic molecules
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smallest unit of life
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cell
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cells of similar type combine to make_____
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tissue
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different tissues combine to make____
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organs
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group of organs
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organ system
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the principle that states that all events can be traced back to natural causes
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natural causality
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list the steps of the scientific method
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observation, question, hypothesis, prediction, experiment/observation, conclusion
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what and how did Dr Fleming discover?
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penicillin
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what is the difference between a hypothesis and a scientific theory?
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a scientific has observations and experiments backing it up and is almost a natural law
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the process of creating a generalization as a result of making many observations that support it
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inductive reasoning
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the process of generating hypotheses about how specific experiment or observation will turn out
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deductive reasoning
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the process by which modern organisms descended with modifications from pre-existing life
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evolution
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the most important force in evolution
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natural selection
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what is an organisms DNA contained in?
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chromosomes
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what has the greatest effect in natural selection
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mutation
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