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Chapter 1 Themes of Biology Flashcards

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1
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All life on Earth and all the places where life exits.

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Biosphere

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Consists of all the living things in a particular area, along with all the nonliving components of the environment with which life interacts

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Ecosystem

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The array of organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem

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Community

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Consists of all the individuals of a species living within the bounds of a specified area that interbreed with each other

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Population

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Individual living things

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Organisms

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A body part that is made up of multiple tissues and has specific functions in the body

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Organ

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A group of cells that work together, performing a specialized function

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Tissues

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Life’s fundamental unit of structure

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Cells

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The various functional components present in cells

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Organelle

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A chemical structure consisting of two or more atoms

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Molecules

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A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations.

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Inductive reasoning

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A testable explanation for a set of observations based on the available data and guided by inductive reasoning

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Hypthesis

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A testable explanation for a set of observations based on the available data and guided by inductive reasoning

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Hypthesis

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A type of logic in which specific results are predicted from a general premise

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Deductive reasoning

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An experiment designed to compare an experimental group with a control group; ideally, the two groups differ only in the factor being tested.

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Controlled experiment

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A factor that varies in an experiment

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Variable

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A factor whose value is manipulated or changed during an experiment to reveal possible effects on another factor

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Independent variable

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A factor whose value is measured during an experiment or other test to see whether it is influenced by changes in another factor

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Dependant variable

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A factor whose value is measured during an experiment or other test to see whether it is influenced by changes in another factor

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Dependant variable

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An explanation that is broader in scope than a hypothesis generates new hypotheses and is supported by a large body of evidence

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Theory

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