Chapter 1- Intro to bio

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Ecosystem

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Is the community of living things in an area, along with the nonliving features of the environment that support the living community

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Biosphere

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

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Organisms

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Individual living things

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Cells

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Are life’s basic units of structure and function

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DNA

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Is the chemical responsible for inheritance

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Gene

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Along the length of each DNA molecule are units of inherited information

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Species

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Distinct form of life

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Unicellular

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Entire body consist of only 1 cell

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Prokaryotic cells

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Cells without nuclei

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Eukaryotic cells

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Contain nuclei that separate DNA from the rest of the cell

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Multicellular

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Organisms made of many cells

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System

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“the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” captures the importance of how a combination of parts can form a complex organization

Has properties that are based on the arrangements and interactions of the parts

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Photosynthesis

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The process by which plants make food

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Producers

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Produce the food upon which the entire ecosystem depends

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Consumers

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Organisms that consume the food made by producers

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Homeostasis

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The ability to regulate body temp is an ex

“STEADY STATE”

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Adaptation

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Is an inherited trait that helps the organisms’ ability to survive and reproduce in its particular environment

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Population

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Is a localized group of organisms belonging to the same species

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Natural selection

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Works by natural environment “selecting” certain inherited traits