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Lesson 1 Part 2 Flashcards

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1
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What are the characteristics of Life?

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-Made up of cells
-Grows and develop
-Exhibits metabolism
-Capability to reproduce
-Responds to their environment
-Maintain Homeostasis

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2
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These discipline are connected to one another, through which biologists call?

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Unifying themes

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3
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Biological system

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4
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an organized group oh interacting parts

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A system

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5
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It includes organs that interact

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Body System

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6
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It includes living things and nonliving things that interact

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Ecosystem

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7
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It is the basic unit of life

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Cell

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8
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Living things cannot live alone, their survival depends how they interact with the environment.

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Interaction with the environment

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9
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interactions of living organism with one another and their environment

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Ecology

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10
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Living organisms use a source of energy for their metabolic activities

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Energy and Life

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Living organisms that capture light and energy to convert it into chemical energy in food

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Autotrophs

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12
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Give three examples of Autotrophs

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Plants, Brown Algae and Cyanobacteria

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13
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Living organisms that use chemical energy stored in molecules obtained from food

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Heterotrophs

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14
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Give five examples of Heterotrophs

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Human, Tiger, Fungi and Tape worm

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15
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Organism’s structures fit with its functions

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Form and function

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16
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The traits of Parents being passed from one generation to another

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Reproduction and inheritance

17
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Organisms must maintain homeostasis to survive inn diverse environment

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Regulation

18
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The maintenance of constant internal conditions

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Homeostasis

19
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Give two examples of regulation

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Blood distributing heat throughtout the bodyand evaporation of water helpsregulate body temperature

20
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More examples of regulation

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Kidneys maintain water balance in the body & Pancreas regulates blood sugar level

21
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Living organisms survive depending on how one will adapt to its changing environment

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Adaptation

22
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The genetic makeup of a population of species changes. It is develooped and diversified. It accounts for both the diversity and the unity of life

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Evolution

23
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The field of science is changing the lives of all organisms through research

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Biology and Society

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