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Chapter 1
Exploring Life
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
01/24/2008

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Term
Biosphere
Definition
Consists of all the enviroments on Earth that support Life
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Ecosystem
Definition
all organsims living in the particular area, as well as non living and living
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Community
Definition
entire array of organisms inhabiting an ecosytem
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Population

Definition
group of one species
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organism
Definition
one  living thing
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Producers

Definition
provide food for a typical ecosytem
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consumers
Definition

rely on producers for food

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decomposers
Definition
act as recyclers changed dead matter into simple minerals that plants use
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Emergent Properties
Definition
the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
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Prokaryotic Cell
Definition
Much simplier than Eukarytoic and has no nucleus
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Eukaryotic Cel
Definition
More complexed of the two and has a nucleus
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Species
Definition
Particular  organism
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