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| Fundamental building blocks of all substances (matter-living and non living things are made of atoms) |
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| consisting of two or more atoms |
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| specialized cells organized to perform a collective function |
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| structual unit of interacting tissues |
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| a set of interacting organs |
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| individual consisting of one or more cells |
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| individuals of the same species in the same area |
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| populations of all species in the same area |
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| a community and its environment |
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| all regions of the Earth where organisms live |
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| chemical reactions that occur in a cell |
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| process that converts solar energy into the chemical energy of carbohydrates |
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| atoms or molecules essential in growth and survival that an organism cannot make for itself |
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acquire energy and raw materials from the environment
Make their own food |
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cant make their own food
get energy by eating producers and other organisms |
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| maintenance of internal conditions within certain boundaries |
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| when organisms reproduce, they pass on copies of their genetic information genes to the next generation |
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
Carries hereditary information that guides development and functioning |
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| multistep process by which the first cell of a new individual becomes a multicelled adult (embryonic state -> maturity) |
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| increase in the number, size and volume of cells |
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| various processes by which individuals produce offspring |
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| transmission of DNA to offspring |
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| scope of variation among living organisms |
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| a sac with two membranes that encloses and protects a cells DNA |
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| branch of biology that identifies, names, and classifies organisms |
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| study of evolutionary relationships between organisms |
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Bacteria- unicelluar prokaryote (no nucleus)
Archaea- (differ. evolutionary history than bacteria) unicelluar prokaryote
Eukarya- unicelluar to multicelluar eukaryotes (have a nucleus) |
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| most diverse and well known group of single celled organisms that lack a nucleus |
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| single celled organisms that lack a nucleus but are more closely related to eukaryotes than to bacteria |
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| organisms whose DNA is contained within a nucleus |
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| most multi celled eukaryotes such as mushrooms |
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| multi celled eukaryotes that live on land or in freshwater environments |
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| multi celled consumers that ingest tissues or juices of other organisms |
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| group of organisms that share a unique set of features |
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| the deliberate process of judging the quality of information before accepting it |
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| systematic study if the observable world and how it works |
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| deriving a general statement from specific observation to form hypothesis |
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| inferences are made about specific consequences |
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| what might occur if the hypothesis is correct |
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| tests designed to support or falsify a prediction |
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| researchers investigate cause-and-effect relationships by changing or observing |
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| defined or controlled by the person doing the experiment |
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| observed result that is supposed to be influenced by the independent |
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| whom which the experiments are performed on |
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| whom which is compared to the experimental group and sometimes on models |
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| conclusions are drawn from experimental results; a hypothesis that is not consistent with data is modified |
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| making, testing, and evaluating hypotheses |
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| difference between results from a subset and results from the whole |
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measure, expressed as a percentage, of the chance that a particular outcome will occur
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| Statistically significant |
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| result that is statistically unlikely to have occurred by chance |
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variation in a set of data is often shown as error bars on a graph
error bars may indicate variation around an average for one sample set, or the difference between two sample sets |
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| long-standing hypothesis that has not been disproved after many years if rigorous testing |
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| describes a phenomenon that has been observed to occur consistently, but for which we do not have a complete scientific explanation |
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