Chapter 1 Section 1-4

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The study of living organisms

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Biology

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All organisms and the part of Earth where they exist

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Biosphere

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Variety of life within an area

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Biodiversity

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Any individual living thing

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Organism

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All chemical processes that synthesize or break down material within an organism

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Metabolism

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Basic unit of life

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Cell

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Group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed that they can breed and produce fertile offspring

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Species

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Molecule that stores genetic information in all organisms

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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

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Species

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Orchid, moray eel, honeypot ant, polar bear

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Changing, organized group of related parts that interact to form a whole

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System

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Collection of organisms and nonliving things such as climate, soil, and rocks in an area

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Ecosystem

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Regulation and maintenance of a constant internal conditions in an organism

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Homeostasis

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Change in species over time

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Evolution

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Inherited trait that is selected over time for organisms to survive in their environment

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Adaptation

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Using the senses to study the world, using tools to collect measurements examining previous research results

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Observation

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Proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question

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Hypothesis

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Observations and measurements recorded during an experiment

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Data

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Process that tests a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions

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Experiment

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Condition or factor manipulated by a scientist during an experiment

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Independent variable

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Experimental data collected through observation and measurement

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Dependent variable

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Condition that is controlled so that it does not change during an experiment

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Constant

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Proposed explanation for wide variety of observations and experimental results

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Theory

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Tool that provides an enlarged image of the object

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Microscope

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Specific region of DNA that codes for a particular protein

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Gene

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Study of DNA structure and function on the molecular level

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Molecular genetics

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Study and comparison with genomes within a single species or an different species

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Genomics

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Uses lights and lenses to magnify images, can be used with living specimens up to about 1500 times

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Light microscope (LM)

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Uses electrons and computers to magnify specimens and produce three-dimensional images, cannot be used to observe living specimens, creates images that are computer colorized, and can clearly magnify specimens more than 100,000 times

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Scanning electron microscope (SEM)

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Uses electrons and computers to magnify specimens and produce two-dimensional images, cannot be used to observe living specimens, creates images that are computer colorized, and can clearly magnify specimens more than 100,000 times

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Transmission electron microscope (TEM)

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Uses strong magnetic fields to show a cross section of a body part and can show both soft tissues and dense tissues. Cross sections can be continued by a computer to give a complete image of the whole area

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)