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Biology_Test 1
Biology in Our World
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| TRAITS | CHARACTERISTICS PASSED FROM PARENT TO OFFSPRING |
| GENES | SETS OF INHERITED INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING PROTEINS THAT ARE CODED IN A MOLECULE. (DNA) |
| DNA | DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID |
| MUTATION | A CHANGE IN THE DNA OF A GENE |
| CELL | A HIGHLY ORGAINIZED CREATURE THAT IS CAPABLE OF ALL LIFE FUNCTIONS |
| METABOLISM | THE SUM OF ALL OF THE CHEMICAL REACTIONS CARRIED OUT BY AN ORGANISM. |
| NATURAL SELECTION | THE PROCESS IN WHICH ORGANISMS WITH FAVOABLE TRAITS ARE MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE. |
| EVOLUTION | THE CHANGES IN INHERITED CHARACTERISTICS. |
| HYPOTHESIS | A STATEMENT THAT CAN BE TESTED |
| PREDICTION | THE OUTCOME OF AN EXPERIMENT. |
| INDEPENDENT VARIABLE | A VARIABLE CHANGED IN AN EXPERIMENT |
| DEPENDENT VARIABLE | A VARIABLE MEASURED IN AN EXPERIMENT |
| THEORY | A SET OF RELATED HYPOTHESIS THAT HAVE BEEN TESTED AND CONFIRMED |
| OBSERVATION | THE ACT OF NOTING OBJECTS USING YOUR SENSES. |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS | A FATAL DISORDER IN WHICH STICKY MUCUS CLOGS ORGAN PASSAGES AND A GENE IS THE BASIC UNIT OF HEREDITY. |
| CONTROL GROUP | RECEIVES NO EXPERIMENT TREATMENT |
| HOMEOSTASIS | STATE OF CONSTANT INTERNAL CONDITIONS |
| REPRODUCTION | ORGANISMS MAKE MORE OF THEIR OWN KIND. |
| ECOLOGY | THE STUDY OF THE INTERACTIONS OF LIVING ORGANISMS. |
| EXPERIMENT | PLANNED PROCEDURE TO TEST A HYPOTHESIS. |
| HIV | VIRUS THAT CAUSES AIDS. |
| CANCER | A BREAKDOWN OF THE MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS CELL DIVISION. |
| pH | RELATIVE MEASURE OF THE HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION WITHIN A SOLUTION |
| HUMAN GENOME PROJECT | SEQUENCING THE ENTIRE CONTENTS ON A HUMAN CELL'S CHROMOSOMES. |
| LIVING ORGANISM | AN ORGANISM THAT CAN MOVE, HAS SENSITIVIGY, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEATH. |