What Is Biology?/ Science of Biology

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Homeostasis

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Maintaining a stable environment inside a cell or an entire organism

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Natural Selection

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Living things produce more offspring than others so the characteristics of organisms change over time

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Organ

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Structure composed of more than one type of tissue that performs one function

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Organ system

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Groups of organs that work together

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Organism

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An individual living thing

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Population

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All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area

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Reproduction

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Process by which living things give rise to offspring

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Tissue

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Group of cells of the same kind that perform the same function

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Ecosystem

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All living things in a given area together with the physical factors of the non living environment

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Cell theory

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Theory that all living things are made up of cells and life functions occur ing cells and all cells come from already existing cells

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Community

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All populations of different species that live in the same area

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Competition

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Relationship between living things that depend on same resources in the same place and same time

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Evolution

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The change in characteristics of living things over time

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Gene theory

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Theory that the characteristics of living things are controlled by gene that are passed from parents to offspring

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Cell

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Basic unit of structure and function of living things

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Biosphere

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Part of Earth where all life exists including land, water, and air

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Biome

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Group of similar ecosystems with the same general type of physical environment

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Biology

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Study of life

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Biodiversity

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The variety of life

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Scientific method

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The process of a scientific investigation

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Scientific law

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Statement describing what always happens under certain conditions in nature

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Scientific investigation

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Plans for asking and testing possible answers

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Scientific theory

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Broad explanation that is widely accepted as true because it is supported by a great deal of evidence

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Science

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Distinctive way of gaining knowledge about the natural world that tries to answer questions with evidence and logic

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Adaptation

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Characteristic that helps living things survive and reproduce

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Prediction

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Statement that tells what will happen under certain conditions

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Observation

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Anything that is decked within the senses

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Model

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Representation of part of the real world

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Hypothesis

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Possible answer to a scientific question

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Experiment

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Special type of scientific investigation that is performed under controlled conditions

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Evidence

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Any type of data that may be used to test a hypothesis

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Independent variable

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The variable that is being changed

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Dependent variable

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The variable that is being measured

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Six characteristics of science

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Event or process is observable
Observations repeatable
Natural phenomena
Testable
Predictable
Tentative

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Who is J. b. Rhine?

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Father of Modern parapsychology

Conducted experiments at Duke University using Zener Cards to attempt to show ESP exists

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What are Zener Cards?

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25 cards in a deck
One out of five symbols on each cards
Symbols includes star, circle, wavy lines, square,and cross

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Two types of Biology

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Discovery and Hypothesis- based

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Discovery Science

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Descriptive

Observes and collects data that describes natural structures or processes

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Discovery science uses

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Inductive reasoning- specific observations - generalizations

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Symbiosis

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Close relationship between organisms of different species and usually one organism benefits