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adaption
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modifications that make organisms suited to their way of life
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animal
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multicellular organisms that ingest their food
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binomial name
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two-part scientific name given to every living thing
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biodiversity
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variation in life on earth referring to the number of different species
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bioethics
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concerned with the development and consequences of biological technology
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biology
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the study of life
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biosphere
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the zone of air, land, and water at the surface of the earth where living organisms are found
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cell
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smallest, most basic unit of life
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class
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taxonomic rank between phylum and order
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mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, amphibians
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community
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area in which a population interacts among themselves and with the physical environment
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conclusion
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results are analyzed/finalized
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control group
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scientific experiment that is kept constant in the test group, not changed
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data
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results of an experiment
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domain
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largest of the classifications of species
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Eukarya, Bacteria, Archaea
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Archaea
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contain prokaryotes
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bacteria
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contains prokaryotes
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eukarya
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contains eukaryotes
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ecosystem
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populations within a community that interact with one another and with the physical environment
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energy
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the capacity to do work
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evolution
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the unity and diversity of life; organisms share characteristics and adaption explains the diversity of life
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experiment
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series of procedures designed to test a specific hypothesis
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experimental design
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the manner in which a scientist intends to conduct an experiment
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experimental variable
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condition of the experiment that is deliberately changed
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extinction
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total disappearance of a species or higher groups
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family
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taxonomic rank between order and genus
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walnuts, hickory, belongs to the walnut family
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fungus
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decomposer made up of filaments called hyphae, that form a mass called mycelium
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gene
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unit of heredity; made of DNA molecules
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genus
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taxonomic rank between family and species; contains species most closely related
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homeostasis
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maintenance of normal internal conditions in a cell or an organism by means of self-regulating mechanisms
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hypothesis
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explanation based on reasoning after consideration of available evidence
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inductive reasoning
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using specific observations and the process of logic and reasoning to arrive at a hypothesis
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kingdom
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taxonomic rank between domain and phylum
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Animalia, Protista, Plantae, Fungi
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law
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principle; term used for theories that are generally accepted by most scientists
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metabolism
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all the chemical reactions that occur in a cell during growth and repair
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model
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simulation of an experimental process used to reach a conclusion
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multicellular
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organism composed of many cells
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cell, tissue, organs, organ systems
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natural selection
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mechanism of evolution caused by environmental selection of organisms most fit to reproduce; results in adaption to the environment
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observation
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step in scientific method by which data are collected before a conclusion is drawn
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order
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taxonomic rank between class and family
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Carnivora is the order for meat-eating mammals
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organ
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combination of two or more different tissues performing a common function
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organism
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living things
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organ system
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group of related organs working together
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photosynthesis
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process occurring in chloroplasts whereby chlorophyll - containing organelles trap solar energy to reduce carbon dioxide to carbohydrate
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phylum
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taxonomic rank between kingdom and class
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similar distinctive characteristics
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placebo
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a treatment that seems to be the same as that administered to the other two groups but actually contains no medication
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plant
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multicellular photosynthesizers
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population
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all members of a species within a particular area
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principle
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law; theory that is generally accepted by an overwhelming number of scientists
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same as "law"
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protist
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range from unicellular to a few multicellular organisms
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reproduce
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to produce a new individual of the same kind
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scientific theory
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hypothesis confirmed by many different studies
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species
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group of similarly constructed organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring; organisms that share a gene pool
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systematics
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study of the diversity of organisms to classify them and determine their evolutionary relationships
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taxonomy
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the discipline of identifying and naming organisms according to certain rules
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technology
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application of scientific knowledge for a practical purpose
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test group
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the group subjected to the experimental variable
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tissue
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group of similar cells combined to perform a common function
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