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| The scientific Study of Life |
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- Order
- Regulation- Senses and responds to the environment
- Growth & Development- Growth by cell division
- Energy Utilization – Producers or consumers
- Response to the environment (ex. Venus flytrap)
- Reproduction- Asexual (ex. Bacterium divides); Sexual; Increases genetic diversity & combinations in a population
- Evolution |
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Biosphere
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Community-- Ecosystem: Environment + Community
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Population (Many organisms of the same species that can interact with each other)
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Multicellular Organism
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Organ System
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Organ
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Tissues
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Cells
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Organelle
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Molecule
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Atom |
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| Why do scientists use the scientific method |
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| limits the scope of science to the study of structures and processes that we can observe and measure |
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| Steps of Scientific Method |
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Observations
Question
Hypothesis
Prediction
Test |
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| a tentitive answer to some question |
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| instructions for maintaining and reproducing the cell organized into genes |
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| instructions for maintaining and reproducing the cell organized into genes |
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| The cell is the lowest level of structure that can perform all activities required for life |
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| DNA provides instructions for maintaining and reproducing the cell organized into genes |
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| Do not have moveable membranes |
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