Biology chapter 1 vocab Flashcards

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biosphere

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

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biodiversity

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the variety of life across the biosphere

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species

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

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any individual living thing

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organism

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cell

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the basic unit of life

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metabolism

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

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DNA

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genetic material called Deoxyribonucleic acid

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system

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organized group of interacting parts

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ecosystem

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living and non-living things that interact

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homeostasis

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Maintenance of constant internal conditions

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evolution

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the change of living things over time

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adaption

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

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observation

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using our senses to examine the world around us

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data

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Observations that can be analyzed

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hypothesis

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proposed answer for a scientific question

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expirement

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when you test your hypothesis

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independent variable

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variable that is manipulated in a experiment

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dependent variable

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no changes unless acted upon by the independent variable

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constant

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conditions kept the same

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theory

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proposed answer for a wide range of observations

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microscope

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

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gene

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section of DNA that stores genetic information

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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

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biotechnology

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“the use and application of living things and biological processes

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transgenic

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

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Biology

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Study of life