Biology chapter 1 vocab

Question 1

biosphere

Answer 1

all living things and all the places they are found on the Earth

Question 2

biodiversity

Answer 2

the variety of life across the biosphere

Question 3

species

Answer 3

“is a particular type of living things that can reproduce by interbreeding among themselves.”

Question 4

any individual living thing

Answer 4

organism

Question 5

cell

Answer 5

the basic unit of life

Question 6

metabolism

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all the chemical processes that build up or break down materials into energy

Question 7

DNA

Answer 7

genetic material called Deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 8

system

Answer 8

organized group of interacting parts

Question 9

ecosystem

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living and non-living things that interact

Question 10

homeostasis

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Maintenance of constant internal conditions

Question 11

evolution

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the change of living things over time

Question 12

adaption

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“An inherited trait that gives an advantage to individual organisms and is passed on to future generations is an”

Question 13

observation

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using our senses to examine the world around us

Question 14

data

Answer 14

Observations that can be analyzed

Question 15

hypothesis

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proposed answer for a scientific question

Question 16

expirement

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when you test your hypothesis

Question 17

independent variable

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variable that is manipulated in a experiment

Question 18

dependent variable

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no changes unless acted upon by the independent variable

Question 19

constant

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conditions kept the same

Question 20

theory

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proposed answer for a wide range of observations

Question 21

microscope

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provides an enlarged image of a small organism that we could not see otherwise

Question 22

gene

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section of DNA that stores genetic information

Question 23

molecular genetics

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the manipulation of DNA on a molecular level

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genomics

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the comparing of genes

Question 25

biotechnology

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“the use and application of living things and biological processes

Question 26

transgenic

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Organisms that have genes from more than one species, or have altered copies of their own genes

Question 27

Biology

Answer 27

Study of life