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Vocab ARCC Bio Ch1

ARCC biology at MVHS chapter 1 vocab

TermDefinition
atom fundamental building block of all matter
biosphere all regions of earth where organisms live
cell smallest unit of life
community all populations of all species in a given area
ecosystem a community interacting with its enviornment
emergent property a characteristic of a system that doesn't not appear in any system's component parts
molecule an association of 2 or more atoms.
organ In multi-celled organisms, a grouping of tissues engaged in a collective test.
organ system set of organs engaged in a task that keeps the body functioning properly.
population group of interbreeding individuals of the same species that live in a given area
tissue cells organized in a pattern to preform a collective function.
consumer organism that gains energy by feeding on tissues, wastes, or remains of other organisms.
development process where a cell becomes a multi-celled adult
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid; carries hereditary info that guides development and functioning
energy the capacity to do work
growth in multi-celled species, an increase in the number, size, and volume of cells
homeostasis set of processes where an organism keeps it internal conditions tolerable.
inheritance transmission of DNA to offspring
nutrient substance needed to grow and survive that one can't get from itself
photosynthesis use light and energy to make sugar from CO2 and H2O
producer organism that makes it's own food
reproduction processes by which individuals produce offspring
animal A multicelled consumer that develops through a series of stages
archaeon member of a group of single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus but are more closely related to eukaryotes than to bacteria
bacterium Member of the most diverse single celled organism that lack a nucleus
biodiversity scope of variation among living organisms
eukaryote organism who's cells characteristically have a nucleus
fungus single or multicelled eukaryote consumer that digests material outside of it's body, then absorbs released nutrients.
nucleus double-membraned sac that encloses a cell's DNA
plant a multicelled photosynthetic producer
protist member of a diverse group of simple eukaryotes
genus a group of species that share a unique set of traits, also the 1st part of a species name
species unique type of organism
specific epithet 2nd part of a species name
taxon a group of organisms that share a unique set of of features
taxonomy the science of naming and classifying species
trait an observable characteristic of an organism or species.
control group a group that isn't exposed to the independent variable
experimental group a group who are exposed to the independent variable
critical thinking judging information before accepting it
data experimental results
deductive reasoning using a general idea to make a conclusion
inductive reasoning drawing a conclusion based on observation.
dependent variable Variable affected by the independent variable
independent variable variable that is controlled by an experiment in order to explore it's relationship to a dependent variable
experiment a test to falsify or support a prediction
scientific method making, testing and evaluating hypotheses.
probability the chance that an outcome will occur, depending on the total number of outcomes possible.
law of nature generalization that describes a consistent natural phenomenon for which there is incomplete scientific explanation.
scientific theory Hypothesis that has not been disproven after many years of rigorous testing.
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