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Biology
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The study of life
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organism
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anything that possesses all of the characteristics of life
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organization
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orderly stucture
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reproduction
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the production of offspring
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species
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a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature
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Growth
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increase in living material and the formation of new structures
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development
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all of the changes that take place during the life of an organism
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stimulus
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anything in an organism's external or internal enviroment that causes the organism to react
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response
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reaction to a stimulus
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homeostasis
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regulation of an organism's internal enviroment to maintain conditions suitable for its survival
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Energy
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the ability to cause change
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adaptation
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any inherited structure, behavior, or internal process that enables and organism to respond to enviromental factors and live to produce offspring
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evolution
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the gradual change in species through adaptations over time
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scientific methods
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the common steps that biologists and other scientists use to gather information and answer questions
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hypothesis
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an explaination for a question or a problem that can be fromally tested
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experiment
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an investigation that test a hypothesis by the process of collecting information under controled conditions
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control
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part of an experiment that is standard against which results are compared
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independent variable
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condition in an experiment that is tested
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dependent variable
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the condition that results from what changes
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safety symbol
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symbol that warns you about danger thst may exsist from chemicals, electricity, heat, or procedures you will use
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data
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information obtained from investigations
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theroy
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an explanation of a natrual phenomenon that is supported by a large body of scientific evidence obtained from many different investigations and observation
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ethics
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refers to the moral principles and values held by humans
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technology
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the application of scientific research to society's needs and problems
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enviroment
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an organism's surroundings
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experiment
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procedure that test a hypothesis by collecting information
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