Biology Introduction

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Biology

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The study of life

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Organisms

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a living thing

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Biotic factors

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living factors

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Abiotic factors

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non-living factors

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Biosphere

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the parts of the earth that sustain life, Includes water, land, and air in which organisms live

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Organisms respond to environmental change by

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adapting, fleeing, or dying

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Species

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A group of organisms that can interbreed due to similarity.

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Direct food source

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the tissue of the organism

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Indirect food source

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Product of the organism; honey, milk

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Biotechnology

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use of organisms to produce things people need; (farming, food processing, etc)

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Molecular

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Consists of Molecules

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Cellular

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The smallest unit of life capable of carrying out all the functions of living things

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Tissue

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A group of cells organized to perform a particular function

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Organs

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A group of several different types of tissues that function together for a specific purpose

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Organ system

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A group of several different types of organs that function together for a specific purpose

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Population

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group of organisms of the same species in a particular area

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Community

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different species in the same location

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Ecosystem

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Organisms and abiotic factors in an environment

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Science

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a body of knowledge based on the study of a natural world

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theory

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an explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many observations and experiments over time

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Scientific law

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describe relationships under certain conditions in nature

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hypothesis

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A possible exploration of an event or set of events, a testable explanation of a situation

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Paradigm

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A way of knowing/doing

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Experiment

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Investigating a phenomenon in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis

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Control group

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An experiment used for comparison (think, this is what it normally is); experiments normally compare to normal situations. The variable is not included

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Experimental group

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the group exposed to the factor being tested

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Variable

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A factor that can influence the outcome of an experiment (what are they adding to what would be a normal situation)

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Constant

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A factor that remains fixed during an experiment

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Data

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Information gained from observations

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Quantitive data

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Data in a numerical value

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Qualitative data

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Data based on our senses

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Metric system

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Units with divisions that are powers of ten

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SI

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The international system of Units

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Microscope

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An instrument using lenses that produces an enlarged, focused image of a specimen

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Field studies

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Experiments that happen in natural surroundings

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Lab studies

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Experiments that take place in controlled locations

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Centrifuge

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a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities

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Electrophoresis

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the movement of charged particles in a fluid or gel under the influence of an electric field.

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Chromatography

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the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension or as a vapor (as in gas chromatography) through a medium in which the components move at different rates.

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Tissue culture

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the growth in an artificial medium of cells derived from living tissue.

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Magnification

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enlarges the image of an organism

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Resolution

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ability to differentiate two points as distinct from one another

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Contrast

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to show difference

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Unicellular

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having or consisting of a single cell

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Multicellular

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having or consisting of many cells