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17 Cards in this Set
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adaption
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any characteristic of an organism that makes it better to survive in its environment
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bacteria
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one celled organism-can be helpful or harmful
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vaccine
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a soulution made of a damaged virus/ bacteria that prevents the disease
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virus
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consists of a protein coat and nuclei acid. it is not a cell
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biological indicator
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a living organism whose health reflects the health of the ecosystem
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cancer
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a disease resulting from uncontrolled cell growth
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carcinogenic
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cancer causing
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catalyst
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a chemical that speeds up a chemical reaction without being permanently changed
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DNA
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molecules that store genetic information/ blueprints
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genes
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segments of DNA found on chromosomes
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chromosomes
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a double rod of condensed chromatin human egg and sperm cell each have 23
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zygote
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cell that forms from the joining of the egg and sperm
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mutation
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change in DNA- gets passed only through sex cells
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immune system
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a complex group of defenses that the body uses to fight of infections and diseases
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embryo
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in humans an unborn child during the first two months of pregnancy
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extinction
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the dying out of an entire species
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genetic engineering
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biological and chemical methods to change the cell's DNA sequence to produce desirable results
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