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| smallest unit of an element that still retains all of the element's properties |
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| life's levels of organization (sequential order) |
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| atom < molecule < cell < tissue < organ < organ system < multi-celled organism < population < community < ecosystem < biosphere |
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| building blocks of an atom |
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| electrons, protons, neutrons |
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| complex carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, DNA, RNA |
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| smallest unit that can live and reproduce on its own |
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| organized collection of cells/substances interacting in a specialized activity |
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| organs interacting for a task |
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| individual made of multiple types of cells |
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| group of organisms of the same species occupying a specific area |
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| all populations of all species occupying a specific area |
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| a community interacting with its physical environment. |
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| the earth's atmosphere and everything included therein. |
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| process by which cells acquire & use energy |
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| plants and organisms that make food |
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| ability of organisms to maintain their internal environments within a tolerable range |
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| the three domains of living things |
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| archaea, bacteria, eukarya |
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| four catagories of eukarya |
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| protists, fungi, plant, animals |
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| steps in scientific inquiry |
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| observe, check data, frame question, formulate hypothesis, make a prediction ("if-then"), devise a testable model, repeat the expirement, analyze data, publish in peer-reviewed journal |
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| aspect of an object or event that can differ |
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| standard to which the experimental group is compared |
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