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Adaptations

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Traits that make an organisms survival chances greater

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Aerobic

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extracting energy with O2

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Anerobic

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extracting energy without O2

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Archaea

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singled celled organism-no organelles-no nucleus

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Bacteria

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single celled organisms-no organelles-no nucleus

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Binomial Nomenclature

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the unique two part name of a species, written as: genus-species

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Biology

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Study of Life

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biome

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major ecosystem that encompass a large geographic area with distinct physical features and communities

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Biosphere

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Global ecosystem, encompasses all biomes

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Community

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All populations in a given area

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DNA

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The molecule that carries the code for life, made up of long strands of nucleotides

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Ecosystem

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The living and non living parts of an area

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eukaryotes

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single or multi celled organisms, have nucleus and organelles, arose from archaea, domain eukarya

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Gene

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Segments of DNA that code for a specific protein

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Genome

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All the DNA in a single organism

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Metabolism

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The sum of chemical reactions in an organism

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Nucleic Acids

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Large molecules that store and express genetic information

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Nucleotide

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The basic structures that form Nucleic acids

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Nucleus

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The membrane bound structure that holds the chromosomes, which hold DNA

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Organ

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structure made of tissues designed to carry out a specific function

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Organ System

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Organs connected physically or chemically that work together

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Photosynthesis

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The process of converting sunlight into usable energy

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Prokaryotes

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Single celled-no nucleus-no organelles, domain bacteria and archaea

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Population

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A group of organisms of the same species that can breed with each other

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Protein

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Biomolecules made up of amino acids

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Protists

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Eukarya based organisms that are not plants, animals, or fungi

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tissue

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collection of specialized cells that function to make a specific task more efficient

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4 Kingdoms

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Protista, Fungi, Animalia, Plantae

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3 Domains

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Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya

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How do we know if something is alive?

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Uses energy-can reproduce grow and develop, cellular organization, maintains internal consistency, Evolves

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Life order (atom-biosphere)

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atom-molecule-organelles-cell-tissue-organ-organ system-organism-population-community-ecosystem-biomes-biosphere

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Homeostasis

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the process by which a cell or organism maintains an internal consistency

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