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A and P vocab

A and P

QuestionAnswer
Adaptation Organisms modification in structure, function, or behavior
Animals Multicellular eukaryotes that undergo development to achieve their final form mobile organisms characterized by presence of muscular / nervous tissue. must ingest and process there food
Atoms particles that join together to form molecules
Biosphere all ecosystems as a collective
Biodiversity Total number and relative abundance of species, variability of their genes, and the different ecosystems in which they live
Biology the study of living organisms and the environments they live in
Community the interacting populations in a given area
Control group Not exposed to the experimental variable
Conclusion Wether a hypothesis is supported or not
Climate Change Changes in the normal cycles of the earth's climate
Development Group of stages where a zygote becomes an organism changes during its life span
DNA Nucleic acid polymer produced from covalent bonding of nucleotide monomers containing deoxyribose
Domain The primary taxonomic group above the kingdom level: 1 of 3 kingdoms
Deductive reasoning Involves "If then" logic
data Results
Ecosystem the community of populations that interact with the physical environment
Energy capacity to do work
Experiment Series of procedures to test a hypothesis
Experimental design Manner in which scientists intends to conduct an experiment
Experimental variable The contribution of a specific variable
Extinction Death of a whole species
Emerging Diseases Relatively new to humans
Fungi Multicellular eukaryotes that require energy by decomposing organic material
Growth An increase of size/# of cells
Genes Unit of heredity existing as alleles on the chromosomes; in diploid, two are inherited
Global warming The rise of temp by increased carbon dioxide and other gases
Homeostasis A constant internal environment
Hypothesis Based on existing knowledge
Inductive reasoning A person uses creative thinking to combine isolated facts into a cohesive whole
Kingdoms One of the categories above phylum
Law Different word for principle
Molecules Make up a cell
Metabolism the sum of all chemical reactions that occur within a cell/organism
Model Used to test a hypothesis
Organ Made of several types of tissues and each belongs to an organ system
Organism Collection of organ systems
Population members of similar organisms within a particular area
Photosynthesis process of converting the suns energy to chemical energy
Protists Single celled/ multi cellular eukaryotes from which other kingdoms
Plants Multicellular eukaryotes that require energy by decomposing organic material
Prediction Expected outcome
Principle Sometimes used for theories that are generally accepted by most scientists
Reproduce passing on genetic information to the next generation
Responding variable The result of the experimental variable
Supergroup Classification term used classify the major groups of eukaryotes based on DNA similarity
Science Development of concepts about the natrual world
Scientific Method Process of attaining knowledge by making observations
Species all populations of similar organisms cable of interbreeding
Scientific theories Accepted explanations for how the world works
Tissue A group of similar cells that preform a particular function
Observation A formal way of watching the natural world
technology Application of scientific knowledge to the interests of humans
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