Characteristics Of Life Flashcards

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Sexual reproduction takes?

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Two parents

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What are the characteristics

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  1. made up of cells(unicellular,multicellular)
    7. DNA 2.Growth(process)and 8.development(cycle 8.die
  2. “obtain”and “use” energy
  3. respond to environment
  4. maintain internal energy
  5. reproduce
    9. evolve
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Asexual reproduction takes?

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1 parent

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What is homeostasis?(maintain stable environment category)

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Variables are regulated so internal conditions remain stable

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What is Aneobolism?(build up)

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Construct molecules from small units

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What is Canabolism?(breakdown)

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Large molecules are broken down into smaller parts and then used up in respiration

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What is metabolism?

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A set of life‑sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of living organisms. These enzyme-catalyzed reactions allow organisms to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environments.

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What is science?

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An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world

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What is inferring?

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A logical interpretation based on what scientists already know

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What is a hypothesis?

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A scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it

“If….,then…”

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What is the independent variable

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The variable that is changed on purpose

Goes on the X axis

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What is the dependent variable?

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The variable that is observed and is changed in response to the independent variable

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Control group?

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The group that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for 1 independent variable

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What is a constant?

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NOT changed during an experiment

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What is a stimulus?

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A signal to which an organism responds

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What is a theory?

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substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is acquired through the scientific method, and repeatedly confirmed through observation and experimentation.