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The Diversity of Living Things Flashcards

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What is anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism?

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Stimulus

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What is an organism’s reaction to a stimulus?

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Response

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What is a set of actions taken by an organism in response to a stimulus?

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Behavior

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What is the response of an organism to a stimulus?

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Homeostasis

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What is a chemical signal that affects activity in an organism?

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Hormone

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What is the movement of organisms toward or away from an external stimulus?

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Taxis

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What is the movement of a plant in response to an external stimulus?

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Tropism

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What is an animal response to stimulus, resulting in a lowered state of activity?

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Hibernation

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What is a group of organisms that can reproduce only with one another?

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Species

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What is the process by which humans breed organisms for certain characteristics?

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Artificial Selection

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What is a feature that helps an organism to better survive in its environment?

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Adaption

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What are differences in inheritable traits that occur in individuals within a species?

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Variation

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What is the process by which populations gradually change over time?

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Evolution

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What is a group of the same species that live in the same place at the same time?

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Population

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What is the tool used to identify organisms that have been classified by physical characteristics?

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Dichotomous Key

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What is the ability of an ecosystem to survive change?

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Biodiversity

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What is the ability of an environment to meet human needs indefinitely?

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Sustainability

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What is the science of naming and classifying organisms?

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Taxonomy

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What is a specific place with conditions that suit the organisms that live there?

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Habitat

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What is the study of evolutionary relationships among organisms?

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Phylogenetics

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What is the organization of living things into groups based on traits?

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Classification

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