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| An organized unit that can survived and reproduce by itself, using energy necessary raw materials, and DNA instructions |
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| A state of overall chemical and physical stability that is required for survival of cells and the body as a whole. |
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| A distinct group of mammals that includes humans, apes, and their close relatives. |
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| Five Basic Characteristics of Life |
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| 1.They take in and use energy and materials. 2) they sense and response to changes in the environment. (3) they consist of one or more cells. (4)they maintain homeostasis. (5) they resproduce and grow based on instructions in DNA. |
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| An animal that has a backbone |
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| What domain are humans in the animal kingdon |
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| Organism are connected through what? |
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| The flow of energy and cycling of materials |
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| Plants are considered what? |
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| Producers--- they trap energy by photosynthesis |
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| Consumers---feeds on the stored energy in plants, using cellular respiration |
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| Decomposers--break down the biological molecules of other organisms in order to recycle raw materials |
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| Five distinctive features of humans are |
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| 1)Increase dexterity, (2)Large Brain, (3)Analytical skills, (4)Sophisticated communications, (5)Culture |
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Atom, Molecules, Cells, Tissues, Organs,
Organ System, Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere. |
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| The smallest unit having the properties of a given element |
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| A unit or matter in which chemical bonding holds together two or more atoms of the same or different elements. |
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| A group of cells and intercellular substances that function together in one or more specialized tasks. |
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| A body structure of definite form and function that is composed of more than one tissue |
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| Two or more organs that interact chemically, phsically, or both in performing a common task. |
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| A group of individuals of the same species occupying a given area |
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| The populations of all species occupying a habitat; also applied to groups of organism with similar lifestyles in a habitat. |
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| An array of organisms and their physical environment, all of which interact through a flow of energy and a cycling of materials |
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| All part of the Earth's waters, crust, and atmosphere in which organisms live. |
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| In an experiment, a group of which one or more experimental groups can be compared. |
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| A test carried out under controlled conditions that the researcher can manipulate |
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| A proposed explanation for an observation or how a natural process works or ( An educated guess) |
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| Distortion of experimental results, often because the sample size is too small. |
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| Any systematic way of obtaining information about the natural world |
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| a systematic way of getting information about the natural world. (or a study of nature) |
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| A factor that can change over time or under different circumstances |
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| Observation, Ask question, Hypothesis, Prediction, test the prediction, repeat the test or develop new ones, Conclusion. |
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| Critical Thinking (Evidence-based) |
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| Using systematic, objective strategies to judge the quality of information |
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| Verifiable information, not opinion or speculation. |
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| Critical thinking guide and checklist |
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| Do gather information, Don't rely on heresay, Do look for facts that can be checked independently, Don't confused cause with correlation, Do separate facts from opinion |
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| Critical thinking is evidence-based |
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| It is required for doing science and is also a smart strategy in life. |
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| Critical thinking is what? |
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| An objective evaluation of information. |
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| A thoroughly tested explanation of a broad range of natural events and observation. |
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| A substance that can kill microorganisms |
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| A disease caused by a pathogen that until recently did not infect humans, or did so only rarely. |
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