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The gradual accumulations of adaptations over time is ____________
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evolution
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25 Orcas or killer whales live in social units called__________
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pods
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Refers to the moral prindiples and values held by humans
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ethics
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From the greek work bios, meaning life, and logos meaning study. _________ is the study of life Biology is the study of life
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biology
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All living things show an orderly structure, or an ___________
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organization
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All of the changes that take place during the life of an organism are known as its ____________
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development
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Regulation of an organisms internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for its survival is called _____________
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homeostasis
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Organisms live in constant interface with their surroundings, or ________, which includes the air, wate, weather, temperature, and other organisms and
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environment
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An organisms reaction to a stimulus in a ______________
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response
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Energy is the ability to do ____________
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work
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Any condition in the enviromnent that requires an organism to adjust is a _____________
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stimulus
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Any structure, behavior, or internal process that enables an organism to respond to stimuli and better survive in an environment is called an ________
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adaptation
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The common steps that biologists and other scientists use to gather information and answer questions are __________________
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scientific methods
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A procedure that tests a hypothesis by the process of collecting information under controlled conditions is called an _____________
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experiment
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The conditon in an experiment that is changed is the __________
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independent variable
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_______ is an explanation for a question or a problem that can be formally tested Hypothesis
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hypothesis
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The group in an experiment in which all the conditions are kept the same is the _________
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control
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While changing the independent variable, the scientist obserfes or measures a second concition that results from the change, this is the _____________
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dependent variable
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Information obtained from experinets is called _________
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data
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A _________ is an explanation of a natural phenomenon that is supported by a large body of scientific evidence obtained from many different investigat
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theory
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