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The study of life |
Biology |
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Variety or different types of something |
Diversity |
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The gradual change of a group of organisms over time due to adaptations |
Evolution |
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The land, water and air in which organisms live |
Biosphere |
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An inherited trait due to response to change |
Adaptation |
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Organisms are ubiquitous |
They are found everywhere |
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The three ways organisms respond to changes in their environment |
1. Adapting 2. Fleeing 3.dying |
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What is the number one threat to the destruction of all life forms |
Human Interference |
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What are ways that humans cause destructive interference |
1. Destruction of habitat 2. Hunting |
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Some groups of organisms are now what due to human interference |
Extinct |
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A group of insects that can interbreed |
Species |
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Half of all species are what |
Insects |
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5 ways that biology affects your life |
1. Food 2. Clothing 3. Shelter 4. Health 5. Fuel |
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What are the 8 characteristics of life |
1. Made of cells 2. Grow and develop 3. Utilize energy 4. Reproduces 5. Maintains homeostasis 6. Responds to the environment 7. Has DNA 8. Evolves over time |
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Different types of cells have different .... |
Functions |
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Structure and function are what |
Related |
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Not all living things what to get energy |
Eat |
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In order to survive living things must |
Interact with their environment |
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Condition in the environment that requires an organism to adjust |
Stimulus |
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Reaction/adjustment to a stimulus |
Response |
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When an organism regulates its body to the world around it for survival |
Homeostasis |
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Are viruses living or non living |
Not living |
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An instrument that uses lenses to produce an in larger focused image |
Microscope |
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What are the two types of microscopes |
1. Light microscope 2. Electron microscope |
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Uses beam of light and glass lenses to produce image |
Light microscope |
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Uses a beam of electrons and magnetic lenses to produce 3D images |
Electron microscope |
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Used for storing and analyzing data, modeling events, making graphs, charts, and researching problems |
Computers |
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What are the different types of studies |
1. Field studies 2. Lab studies 3. Gel electrophoresis 4. Centrifuge 5. Chromatography 6. Tissue culture |
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Take place in the natural environment |
Field studies |
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Studies conducted in a controlled environment |
Lab studies |
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Molecules of a mixture are separated into size, shape, and electrical charge (DNA) |
Gel electrophoresis |
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Spinning device used to separate mixtures like blood |
Centrifuge |
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Used to separate mixtures of glass or liquids into individual parts |
Chromatography |
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Used for growing large amounts of a single cell |
Tissue culture |
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What does biology teach you |
How species react to one another, their environment so that we can protect life’s diversity |
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Organisms that adapt to a change are what |
More likely to survive and reproduce |
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The study of the structure or internal workings |
Anatomy |
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The study of the structure or internal workings |
Anatomy |
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The scientific study of plants |
Botany |
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The function of plants and animal cells |
Cytology |
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Relation of organisms to their physical structure |
Ecology |
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Study of reptiles and amphibians |
Herpetology |
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The study of heredity |
Genetics |
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Science that deals with microorganisms |
Microbiology |
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Study of the function of the macromolecules |
Molecular biology |
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The reaction to change in the environment |
Response |
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If organisms can not adjust to run away from a change in its environment it will |
Die |
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A group of tissues working together for a particular function |
Organ |
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A group of tissues working together for a particular function |
Organ |
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Organisms that ____ to a change will likely survive and breed |
Adapt |
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A group of tissues working together for a particular function |
Organ |
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Organisms that ____ to a change will likely survive and breed |
Adapt |
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A non living entity that can make people sick or kill them |
Virus |
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The small part of any living thing that has all the characteristics of life |
Cell |
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An entire living things |
Organism |
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Scientists classification of organisms |
Taxonomy |
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It can be found anywhere |
Ubiquitous |
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The smallest level of organization of an organism |
Atom |
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A group of cells working together for a particular function |
Tissue |
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The study of animals |
Zoology |