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Unit 1:1
Week 1
Term | Definition |
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1 components of a controlled experiment | Observation of what you see |
2 components of a controlled experiment | Question based off of what you see |
3 components of a controlled experiment | Proposing a hypothesis to help in solving the question |
4 components of a controlled experiment | Prediction of what you think is going to happen |
5 components of a controlled experiment | Testing the hypothesis by having two different group that can be tested |
6 components of a controlled experiment | Results are used by showing graphs, charts, and an explanation of what you did |
Order | coordinated strictures that consist of one or more cells Example: tissues |
Sensitivity or response to stimuli | moving away or towards something Example humans moving away from a hot stove |
reproduction | the next generation Examples single-celled organisms duplicate DNA, multicellular organisms use fertilization |
adaptation | an animals ability to survive and reproduce Example: archaea living in boiling hotsprings |
growth and development | all organisms are able to grow and develop and pass down their genetic material to the next generation example: baby growing up to be an adult |
homeostasis | organisms are able to achieve a relatively constant internal environment Example: perspiration in humans or panting in dogs |
energy processing | environment, whether in the form of sunshine or food is transformed by living things to do the work of life Examples: plants absorbing sunlight for food, animals eating other animals or plants |
evolution | the diversity and unity of life is a consequence of changes in hereditary material over time Example: mutation or inherited material over time |
Cells | itself is the smallest fundamental unit of structure and function in living organisms |
Tissues | are groups of similar cells carrying out similar or related functions |
Organs | collections of tissues grouped together performing a common function |
Organ systems | a higher level of organization that consists of functionally related organs |
Organisms | individual living entities |
Populations | all individuals of a species living within a specific area |
Communities | sum of populations inhabiting a particular area |
Ecosystems | consists of all the living things in a particular area together with both living and non-living things |
Biosphere | collection of all ecosystems |