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Cycles of LIfe

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TermDefinition
biology the study of life
biologist a person who studies life
cycle a course or series of events that repeats itself
organism a living thing; one of many different forms of life
energy ability to do work; found in many different forms
transform to change form or makeup
Law of Conservation of Energy energy cannot be created or destroyed
heat a form of energy resulting from motion of particles in matter
reproduction the process of making new life
cell basic unit of life
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid; a chemical in an organism that contains the instructions for life
protein a chemical used by cells to grow and work
adaptation an adjustment to environmental conditions
extinct when no members of a species are alive
speciation the process of making a new species
evolution the changes in a population over time
environment an organism's natural and man-made surroundings
ecology the study of interactions among living things and the nonliving things in their environment
ecologist a person who studies ecology
ecosystem all of the living and nonliving things found in any particular area
stimulus anything to which an organism reacts
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