Chapter 1 Vocab

Question 0

Variety of life within an area

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Biodiversity

Question 1

All organisms and the part of earth where they exist

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Biosphere

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

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Species

Question 3

The scientific study of all forms of life

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Biology

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Any individual living thing

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Organism

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The basic unit of life

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Cell

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

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Metabolism

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A molecule the stores genetic information in all organisms

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DNA; deoxyribonucleic acid

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

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System

Question 9

Collection of organisms and non living things, such as climate, soil, water, and rocks in an area

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Ecosystem

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Regulation and maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism

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Homeostasis

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The change of living things over time

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Evolution

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An inherited trait that gives an advantage to individual organisms and is passed on to future generations

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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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Observations and measurements recorded during an experiment

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Data

Question 15

Proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question

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Hypothesis

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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 that is 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

Question 20

Proposed explanation do a wide variety of observations and experimental results

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Theory

Question 21

Tool that provides an enlarged image of an object

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Microscope

Question 22

Study and comparison of genomes within a single species or among different species

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Genomics

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Use and application of living things and biological processes

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Biotechnology

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Organism whose genome has been altered to contain one or more genes from another organism or species

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Transgenic

Question 25

Describe light microscopes

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Use light, examine both living and preserved specimens, magnifys up to 1500 times

Question 26

Describe a scanning electron microscope

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Use electrons, Cannot study living specimens, electrons are detected and interpreted by a computer to form a three-dimensional image, can magnify up to 100,000 times

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Describe transmission electron microscopes

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Use electrons, cannot study living specimens, use electrons to pass through a specimen causing the images to be two-dimensional

Question 28

A stretch of DNA that stores genetic info; specific region of DNA structure and function on the molecular level

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Gene

Question 29

All of an organisms DNA

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Genome

Question 30

Four characteristics of living things

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One or more cells, need chemical energy, respond to stimuli, reproduce/develop

Question 31

Draw a diagram of the hypothesis thingy power note 1.3 mabob

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Yes