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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A test to support or falsify a prediction | experiment |
| Difference between results derived from testing an entire group of events or individuals, and results derived from testing a subset of the group | sampling error |
| Nucleic that carries hereditary information about traits; consists of two nucleotide chains twisted in a double helix | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| Information encoded by its base sequence is the basis of an organism’s form and function | DNA |
| A member of the prokaryotic domain Bacteria | Bacterium |
| Heritable change in DNA | mutation |
| Hypothesis that has not been disproven after many years of rigorous testing, and is useful for making predictions about other phenomena | scientific theory |
| The stages by which structurally and functionally distinct body parts emerge, in orderly patterns, in a new multicelled individual. | development |
| A group of objects or individuals that display or are exposed to a variable under investigation; Experimental results for this group are compared with results for a control group. | experimental group |
| Prokaryotic cells closer in ancestry to eukaryotes than eubacteria (e.g., methanogens, extreme halophiles, extreme thermophiles). | archaebacteria |
| Testable explanation of a natural phenomenon. | hypothesis |
| An autotroph, or self-feeder; secures energy directly from the environment and stores some in its tissues. | producer |
| Organism that gets energy and carbon by feeding on tissues, wastes, or remains of other organisms; a heterotroph. | consumer |
| A multicelled, typically photosynthetic producer, in which embryos form on a parent. | plant |
| Group of individuals of the same species in a specified area. | Population |
| A characteristic or event that differs among individuals. | variable |
| Smallest unit that has the properties of life: the capacity for metabolism, growth, homeostasis, and reproduction. | cell |
| All the controlled, enzyme-mediated chemical reactions by which cells acquire and use energy to synthesize, store, degrade, and eliminate substances. | metabolism |
| Molecule or structure that can respond to a form of stimulation. | Receptor |
| Single-celled organism in which the DNA resides in the cytoplasm; a bacterium or archaean. | prokaryote |
| True bacteria; most widespread and diverse group of prokaryotic cells. | eubacteria |
| A eukaryote that is not a plant, fungus, or animal. | protist |
| Organisms that capture energy and make their own food from inorganic materials in the environment. | producers |
| Mental process of judging information before accepting it. | critical thinking |
| An association of two or more atoms joined by chemical bonds. | molecule |
| Taxonomic group of species that share a unique set of traits. | genus |
| One kind of organism, Of species that reproduce sexually, one or more groups of natural populations in which individuals interbreed and are reproductively isolated from other such groups. | species |
| Increases in the number, size, and volume of cells in multicelled species. | growth |
| Microevolutionary process; the outcome of differences in survival and reproduction among individuals that differ in the details of their heritable traits. | natural selection |
| Genetic change in a line of descent as a result of microevolutionary events: gene mutation, natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow. | evolution |
| A virus that infects bacterial cells. | bacteriophage |
| A statement, based on a hypothesis, about a condition that should exist if the hypothesis is not wrong. | prediction |
| A group of objects or individuals that is identical to an experimental group except for one variable; used as a standard of comparison. | control group |
| Systematic study of life. | biology |
| System similar to an object or event that cannot itself be tested directly. | model |
| Transmission of DNA from parents to offspring. | inheritance |
| Process by which parents produce offspring. | reproduction |
| Type of eukaryotic consumer with cell walls of chitin; obtains nutrients by digestion and absorption outside the body. | fungus |
| Individual that consists of one or more cells. | organism |
| Fungal or bacterial heterotroph that obtains carbon and energy from remains, products, or wastes of organisms. | decomposer |
| Refers to a result that is statistically unlikely to have occurred by chance. | statistically significant |
| Particle that is a fundamental building block of all matter; consists of varying numbers of electrons, protons, and neutrons. | atom |
| A member of the prokaryotic domain Archaea. | archaean |
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