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Biology

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The study of life

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Theory

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A system of ideas intended to explain something (especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained)

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Evolution

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The formation of new species from pre-existing ancestor species via natural selection and descent with modification

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The Scientific Method

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AKA scientific inquiry, a guiding set of principles based on logic and reason for conducting scientific investigations

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Reason

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The power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic

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Logic

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Reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity

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Bias

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A particular preference or POV that is personal rather than scientific

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Critical thinking

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The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment

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Anatomy

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The science that studies the structure of the body

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Physiology

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The study of way a living organisms or its bodily parts function

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Hydrophilic

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Any chemical substance that reacts with, or dissolves in water

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Hydrophobic

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any chemical substance that does not react with nor dissolves in water

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Amphipathic

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any chemical substance that possesses both hydrophilic and hydrophobic proeprties

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Biological macromolecules

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the major types of chemicals that living organisms used to construct the cells, tissues, and bodies and as sources of energy

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Lipids

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AKA fats, hydrophobic molecules that primarily act as connective tissues, as an energy source, and as energy storage

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Carbohydrates

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AKA sugars and starches, hydrophilic molecules that primarily act as an energy source and as energy storage

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Nucleic acids

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chemicals constructed of a sugar-phosphate backbone that supports nitrogenous bases called nucleotides

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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“DNA” - a double stranded nucleic acid that stores information in a sequence of paired nucelotides

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Ribonucleic Acid

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“RNA” - a single stranded nucleic acid that transmits hereditary information from the cell nucleus to the cell’s organelles

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Protein

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Multipurpose chemicals within cells constructed of amino acids

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Amino Acid

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Chemical building blocks that make proteins consisting of an amino group (NH3(, a carboxyl group (COOH), and a functional R-group

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Nutrient

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Any chemical compound that the body uses for raw materials, energy, and facilitating biological reactions