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| constants | a variable that stays the same during an experiment
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| alleles | term used for the different forms of genes
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| recessive | a trait that appears only when both alleles are present
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| genetics | study of heredity
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| nucleus | control center of the cell
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| cell membrane | controls what goes in and out of a cell
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| tissues | formed when similar types of cells work together
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| muscle tissue | the tissue that helps your body move
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| mitochondria | organelle where cellular respiration takes place
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| chloroplast | organelle where photosynthesis takes place
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| community | made up of all the populations in an area
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| biosphere | all places where organisms live on earth
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| asthenosphere | plasticlike layer below the lithosphere
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| continental drift | idea that continents move slowly across Earth's surface
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| pangaea | large, ancient landmass that consisted of all the continents on earth
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| lithosphere | composed of the crust and the upper mantle
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| plate tectonics | explains the locations of mountains, volcanoes, and trenches
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| mantle | layer of earth that contains the asthenosphere
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| divergent boundary | boundary formed when plates that move apart
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| convergent boundary | boundary formed when plates come together
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| transform boundary | boundary formed when plates slide past one another
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| independent variable | variable that is changed on purpose
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| dependent variable | factor that is being measured
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| control | variable that is treated the same as the experimental group except the independent variable is not applied; used for comparison
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| microorganisms | causes infectious diseases
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| prokaryotic cell | cell without membrane bound structures
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| eukaryotic cell | cell with membrane bound structures
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| epithelial tissue | tissue that covers the outer surface of the body
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| genetic engineering | biological and chemical methods to change the arrangement of DNA that makes up a gene
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| selective breeding | the process by which desired traits of certain plants and animals are selected and passed on to future generations
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