Biology chapter 1 vocab Flashcards
biosphere
all living things and all the places they are found on the Earth
biodiversity
the variety of life across the biosphere
species
“is a particular type of living things that can reproduce by interbreeding among themselves.”
any individual living thing
organism
cell
the basic unit of life
metabolism
all the chemical processes that build up or break down materials into energy
DNA
genetic material called Deoxyribonucleic acid
system
organized group of interacting parts
ecosystem
living and non-living things that interact
homeostasis
Maintenance of constant internal conditions
evolution
the change of living things over time
adaption
“An inherited trait that gives an advantage to individual organisms and is passed on to future generations is an”
observation
using our senses to examine the world around us
data
Observations that can be analyzed
hypothesis
proposed answer for a scientific question
expirement
when you test your hypothesis
independent variable
variable that is manipulated in a experiment
dependent variable
no changes unless acted upon by the independent variable
constant
conditions kept the same
theory
proposed answer for a wide range of observations
microscope
provides an enlarged image of a small organism that we could not see otherwise
gene
section of DNA that stores genetic information
molecular genetics
the manipulation of DNA on a molecular level
genomics
the comparing of genes
