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science vocab
| auestion | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cells | In biology,the smallest unit that can perform all life process;cells are covered by a membrane and contain DNA and cytoplasm. |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid,a molecule that is present in all living cells and that contains the inherits and needs to live. |
| Stimulus | Anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism or any part of an organism. |
| Sexual reproduction | Reproduction in which the sex cells from two parents unite to produce offspring that share traits from both parents |
| Homeostasis | The maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment. |
| Asexual reproductio | Reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells and in which one parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. |
| Evolution | The process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise. |
| Mutation | A change in the nucleotidebase sequence of a gene |
| Artificial selection | The human pratice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits |
| Adaption | a characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive to survive and reproduce in a particular enviornment |
| Natural selection | The process by which individuals that are better adapted to there environment survive and reproduction more successfully than less-well-adapted individuals. |
| Extinction | The death of every member of a species. |
| Variation | The occurrence of hereditary or nonhereditary differences between different individuals of a population. |
| Fossil | The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago,most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock. |
| Fossil record | The history of life in the geologic past as indicated by traces or remains of living things. |
| Geologic time scale | The standard method used to divide earth's long natural history into manageable parts. |
| Species | A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring. |
| Eukarya | In a modern taxonomic system,a domain made up of all Eukaryotes;this domain aligns with the traditional kingdoms pro |
| Genus | |
| Protista | |
| Domain | |
| Fungi | |
| Bacteria | |
| Plantae | |
| Archaea | |
| Animalia | |
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