Chapter 1: View Of Life

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adaption

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modifications that make organisms suited to their way of life

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animal

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multicellular organisms that ingest their food

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binomial name

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two-part scientific name given to every living thing

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biodiversity

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variation in life on earth referring to the number of different species

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bioethics

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concerned with the development and consequences of biological technology

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biology

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the study of life

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biosphere

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the zone of air, land, and water at the surface of the earth where living organisms are found

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cell

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smallest, most basic unit of life

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class

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taxonomic rank between phylum and order

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mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, amphibians

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community

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area in which a population interacts among themselves and with the physical environment

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conclusion

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results are analyzed/finalized

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control group

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scientific experiment that is kept constant in the test group, not changed

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data

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results of an experiment

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domain

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largest of the classifications of species

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Eukarya, Bacteria, Archaea

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Archaea

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contain prokaryotes

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bacteria

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contains prokaryotes

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eukarya

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contains eukaryotes

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ecosystem

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populations within a community that interact with one another and with the physical environment

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energy

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the capacity to do work

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evolution

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the unity and diversity of life; organisms share characteristics and adaption explains the diversity of life

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experiment

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series of procedures designed to test a specific hypothesis

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experimental design

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the manner in which a scientist intends to conduct an experiment

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experimental variable

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condition of the experiment that is deliberately changed

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extinction

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total disappearance of a species or higher groups

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family

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taxonomic rank between order and genus

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walnuts, hickory, belongs to the walnut family

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fungus

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decomposer made up of filaments called hyphae, that form a mass called mycelium

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gene

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unit of heredity; made of DNA molecules

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genus

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taxonomic rank between family and species; contains species most closely related

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homeostasis

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maintenance of normal internal conditions in a cell or an organism by means of self-regulating mechanisms

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hypothesis

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explanation based on reasoning after consideration of available evidence

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inductive reasoning

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using specific observations and the process of logic and reasoning to arrive at a hypothesis

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kingdom

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taxonomic rank between domain and phylum

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Animalia, Protista, Plantae, Fungi

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law

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principle; term used for theories that are generally accepted by most scientists

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metabolism

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all the chemical reactions that occur in a cell during growth and repair

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model

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simulation of an experimental process used to reach a conclusion

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multicellular

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organism composed of many cells

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cell, tissue, organs, organ systems

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natural selection

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mechanism of evolution caused by environmental selection of organisms most fit to reproduce; results in adaption to the environment

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observation

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step in scientific method by which data are collected before a conclusion is drawn

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order

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taxonomic rank between class and family

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Carnivora is the order for meat-eating mammals

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organ

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combination of two or more different tissues performing a common function

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organism

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living things

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organ system

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group of related organs working together

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photosynthesis

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process occurring in chloroplasts whereby chlorophyll - containing organelles trap solar energy to reduce carbon dioxide to carbohydrate

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phylum

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taxonomic rank between kingdom and class

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similar distinctive characteristics

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placebo

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a treatment that seems to be the same as that administered to the other two groups but actually contains no medication

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plant

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multicellular photosynthesizers

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population

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all members of a species within a particular area

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principle

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law; theory that is generally accepted by an overwhelming number of scientists

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same as "law"

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protist

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range from unicellular to a few multicellular organisms

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reproduce

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to produce a new individual of the same kind

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scientific theory

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hypothesis confirmed by many different studies

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species

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group of similarly constructed organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring; organisms that share a gene pool

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systematics

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study of the diversity of organisms to classify them and determine their evolutionary relationships

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taxonomy

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the discipline of identifying and naming organisms according to certain rules

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technology

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application of scientific knowledge for a practical purpose

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test group

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the group subjected to the experimental variable

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tissue

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group of similar cells combined to perform a common function