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Adaptation
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organism's modification in structure, function, or behavior suitable to the environment
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animal
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multicellular, heterotrophic organism, belonging to the animal kingdom.
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binomial name
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scientific name of an organism, the first part of which designates the genus and the second part of which designates the specific epithet.
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biodiversity
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total number of species, the variability of their genes, and the communities in which they live.
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bioethics
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the branch of ethics concerned with the development and implementation of biological technology.
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biology
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scientific study of life.
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biosphere
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zone of air, land, and water at the surface of the earth in which organisms are found.
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cell
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smallest unit that displays the properties of life; composed of cytoplasm surrounded by a lasma membrane.
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class
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one of the categories, or taxa, used by taxonomists to group species; class is the taxon above the order level.
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community
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assemblage of populations interacting with one another within the same evironment.
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conclusion
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statement made following an experiment as to whether or not the results support the hypothesis.
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control group
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sample that goes through all the steps of an experiment but does not contain the experimental vaiable being tasted; a standard against which the results of an experiment are checked.
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