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Concepts of Biology - OpenStax > Chapter 1 > Flashcards

Chapter 1 Flashcards

Chapter 1 Vocabulary - Sections 1.1, 1,2, 1.3

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Atom

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A basic unit of matter that cannot be broken down by normal chemical reactions.

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2
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Biology

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The study of living organisms and their reaction with one another and their environments.

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3
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Biosphere

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A collection of all ecosystems on Earth.

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Cell

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The smallest fundamental unit of structure and function in living things.

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Community

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A set of populations inhabiting a particular area.

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Ecosystem

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All living things in a particular area together with the abiotic, nonliving parts of that environment.

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Eukaryote

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An organism with cells that have nuclei and membrane-bound organelles.

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Evolution

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The process of gradual change in a population that can also lead to new species arising from older species.

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Homeostasis

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The ability of an organism to maintain constant internal conditions.

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Macromolecules

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A large molecule typically formed by the joining of smaller molecules.

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Molecule

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A chemical structure consisting of at least two atoms held together by a chemical bond.

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Organ

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A structure formed of tissues operating together to perform a common function.

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Organ System

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The higher level of organization that consists of functionally related organs.

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Organelle

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A membrane-bound compartment or sac within a cell

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Organism

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An individual living entity.

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Phylogenetic Tree

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A diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among biological species based on similarities and differences in genetic or physical traits or both.

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Population

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All individuals within a species living within a certain area.

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Prokaryote

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A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelle

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Tissue

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A group of similar cells carrying out the same function.

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Applied Science

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a form of science that solves real - world problems

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Basic Science

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science that seeks to expand knowledge regardless of the short term application of that knowledge

22
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Control

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a part of an experiment that does not change during the experiment

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Deductive Reasoning

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a form of logical thinking that uses a general statement to forecast specific results

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descriptive science

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a form of science that aims to observe, explore, and find things out

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falsifiable

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able to be disproven by experimental results

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hypothesis

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a suggested explanation for an event which can be tested

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hypothesis based science

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a form of science that begins with a specific explanation that is then tested

28
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inductive reasoning

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a form of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion

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life science

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a field of science that studies living things such as biology

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peer reviewed article

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a scientific report that is reviewed by a scientists colleagues before publication

30
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physical science

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a field of science that studies nonliving matter ex. astronomy, physics, chemistry

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natural science

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a field of science that studies the physical world, its phenomena and processes

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science

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knowledge that covers general truths or the operation of general laws especially when acquired and tested by the scientific method

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scientific law

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a description, often in the form of a mathematical formula for the behavior of some aspect of nature under certain specific conditions

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scientific method

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a method of research with defined steps that include experiments and careful observations

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scientific theory

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a thoroughly tested and confirmed explanation for observations or phenomena

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variable

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a part of an experiment that can vary or change

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