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Bioshpere

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Consists of all the parts of the planet that are inhabited by living things

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Biology

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The study of living things

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Ecosystem

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The community of living things in one area with the nonliving things in an environment that support a living community

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Organism

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Individual living things

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Species

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A distinct form of life

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Domain

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The largest category of classification

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Taxonomy

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The science of classifying living things

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Cell

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Collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier

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Prokaryotic

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Cells with no nucleus or other organelles

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Eukaryotic

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Cells with a nucleus and other organelles

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Metabolism

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Chemical reactions from the breakdown or buildup of materials

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Heterotroph

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Obtain carbon from organic materials

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Autotroph

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Obtain carbon from CO2; producers

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Homeostasis

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Temperature, water, nutrients

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Evolution

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Not observed in a single organism, but in a group of organisms over a long period of time