Term | Definition |
Biosphere- | all life on earth, all that places that life lives, oceans, land mass, atmosphere several kilometers above the earth, sediments at the very depth of the ocean floor |
Ecosystems- | All the living things in a certain area along with all non-living things that make up that area (i.e. soil, water, grass, etc.) |
Communities- | Array of organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem including animals, plants, trees, etc. |
Populations- | all individuals of a species living within the bound of a specified area |
Organisms- | all living things |
Organs and organ systems- | a body part that carries out a particular function in the body or a group of organs |
Tissues- | a group of cells that work together to perform a specialized function |
Cells- | life’s functional unit of structure and function |
Organelles- | various functional components present in cells |
Molecules- | chemical structure consisting of two or more units called atoms |
Three Domain system- | Bacteria, Eukarya, Archaea |
Five Kingdom System- | Animals, Fungi, Plants, Protists, Bacteria |
Scientific Inquiry- | The way we study living things, hypothesis and observation bases science |
Evolution | the process of change that has transformed life on earth from its earliest beginnings to the diversity of organisms living today |