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Bio Chapter 1 Vocab

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Kingdom of multicellular eukaryotes that lack cells walls and ingest food Animalia
Domain of prokaryotes that lack peptidoglycan in their cell walls Archaea
Domain of prokaryotes that have peptidoglycan in their cell walls Bacteria
Using technology to process and pull relevant data from large data sets Bioinformatics
The study of living things and their interactions Biology
The portion of earth that sustains life (all the biomes combined) Biosphere
The smallest unit of a living organism Cell
Populations of different species living in the same area at the same time Community
Experiment with experimental group compared to a controlled group Controlled experiment
Recorded observations from an experiment or investigation Data
Logic that moves from the general to the specific Deductive reasoning
A double-stranded, helical nucleic acid molecule Deoxyribonucleic acid
Scientific inquiry that focuses on describing nature Discovery science
Communities and their abiotic components Ecosystem
Properties that become evident when moving up hierarchies Emergent properties
Eukarya Domain or eukaryotic organisms
Cell with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles Eukaryotic cell
Fungi Eukaryotic kingdom of organisms that absorb decomposed nutrients
A nucleotide sequence that codes for a particular protein Gene
The complete set of an organism's genes Genome
A tentative answer to a well framed question "educated guess" Hypothesis
Logic that moves from the specific to generalizations Inductive reasoning
The search for information on a subject Inquiry
A representation of a concept, theory, or process Model
Two or more atoms that are covalently bonded Molecule
"Survival of the fittest" survival of individuals with better adapted traits Natural Selection
When the product of a reaction inhibits an earlier stage of the reaction Negative feedback
Structure formed of cooperating tissues Organ
System comprised of organs working in conjunction with one another Organ system
"Litle organ" specialized structures in the cytoplasm of cells Organelle
Eukarytotic kingdom of multicellular photoautotrophs Plantae
A group of organisms of the same species in the same area at the same time Population
When the product of a reaction aid a reaction earlier in the process Positive feedback
A cell that lacks a nucleus and membranous organelles Prokaryotic cell
Breaking larger systems unto simple components for ease of study Reductionism
A complex organization formed by multiple components System
Biological study that tries to model the behavior of a whole system Systems biology
The application of scientific discoveries to a specific purpose Technology
Broad reaching hypothesis that is supported by a large body of scientific evidence Theory
A group of cells that work together to perform a common function Tissue
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