Chapter 1 And 2 - Gods Living Creation Flashcards

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The study of living things

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Biology

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Scientists who study living things

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Biologists

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Organisms

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Living things

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The study of animals

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Zoology

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Botany

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The study of plants

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The study of organisms that are too smal to see without a microscope

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Microbiology

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The study of organisms interacting with their surroundings and each other

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Ecology

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The study of an organisms shape and structure

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Anatomy

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The study of the organisms structure functions

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Physiology

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Metabolism

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The sum of all body activities

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Eating

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Ingestion

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12
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When molecules combine with oxygen to release energy

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Respiration

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13
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When unneeded substances are removed

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Excretion

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14
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Flora

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Plant life

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Fauna

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Animal life

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Symmetry

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The ability of an object to be cut into equal halves

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Can only be cut one way

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Bilateral symmetry

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Radial symmetry

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Can be cut into multiple ways

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Asymmetrical

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Organisms cannot be cut into equal halves

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Everything surrounding the the organism being studied

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Environment

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The place that an organism lives

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Habitat

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Animals that live in trees

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Arboreal

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Diurnal

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Active mostly during the day

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Nocturnal

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Active during the night

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Dormant

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Inactive

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Dormant

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Inactive

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Aquatic

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Water

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Ponds ,lakes,rivers, and streams

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Freshwater environment

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Environment in the seas and oceans which contains salty

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Marine environment

30
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The are between the highest and lowest points that the tide reaches

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Intertidal zone

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Collections of salt and sea life

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Tide pools

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Coral reefs

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Large formations

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Scavengers

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Animals that feed on dead organisms

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Hot springs on the ocean floor

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Thermal vents

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One of the founders of science and created the scientific method

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Sir Francis Bacon

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A way for scientists to gather and pursue scientific knowledge

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Scientific method

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Thinking about the objects and events of nature and creating a sensible explanation

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Hypothesizing

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Gathering facts about nature in an organized way

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Observation

39
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A way of explaining an object or event by using a set of facts

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A theory

40
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A group on which a test is performed

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Experimental group

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The group used as a standard for comparison

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Control group

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Constants

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Conditions the same in both groups

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Variables

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Conditions that are not the same