Organization of Life Terms Flashcards

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1
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The Birth of Matter and the Universe 13.7 Billion Years Ago

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The Big Bang

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A _______ organism is an organism that can carry out all functions on their own; like taking in energy and reproducing. All prokaryotes are _______

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Unicellular Organisms

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Organisms that are made up of many different cells
Different cells in the organism carry out different functions

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Multicellular Organisms

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Basic structure and function of all living things

Form the parts of an organism that carry out all of its functions

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Cells

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Made of different kinds of tissues that function together

Ex. your brain, heart, lungs

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Organs

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A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function

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Tissue

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An individual life form

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Organism

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Living components that make up a specific ecosystem

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Biotic Factors

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The non-living components that make up an ecosystem

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Abiotic Factors

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10
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Anything that has mass and takes up space. Light energy (electromagnetic waves) is not matter.

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Matter

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The building blocks of matter

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Subatomic Particles

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