Chapter 1 biology words
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| Biology | The study of Life
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| Cytology | Study of Cells
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| Botany | Study of Plants
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| Ethics | Moral and Principles
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| Cell | Smallest unit that can perform life's processes
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| Unicellular | Organisms that are made up of 1 cell such as bacteria
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| Multicellular | Organisms made up of multiple cells such as humans or trees
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| Organ | Structures that carry out specialized jobs within an organ system
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| Tissue | Groups of cells that have similar abilities that allow the organ to function
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| Organelle | Tiny structures that carry out functions necessary for the cell to live
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| Biological Molecule | Chemical compounds that provide physical structure and that bring about movement, energy use, and other cellular functions
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| Homeostasis | Constant internal condition
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| Metabolism | Eat food to get energy
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| Cell Division | Formation of two new cells from one existing cell
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| Development | Organism becomes a mature adult
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| Reproduction | Making more of themselves, essential for continuation of species
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| Gene | Short segment of DNA that contains instructions for a single trait of an organism
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| Domain | The three major subdivisions of all organisms
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| Kingdom | Another system of grouping organisms divides all life into six major categories
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| Ecology | Branch of biology that studies organisms interacting with each other and the enviroment
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| Ecosystem | Communities of living species and their physical enviroments
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| Evolution | Change over time
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| Natural Selection | Organisms that have certain favorable traits that help them survive and reproduce
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| Adaption | Help organisms ability to reproduce and survive
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| Scientific Method | To learn how the natural world works
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| Observation | Perceiving a natural occurrence that causes someone to pose a question
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| Hypothesis | Educated guess
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| Prediction | Statement that forecasts what would happen in a test situation if the hypothesis were true
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| Experiment | Used to test a hypothesis and it's predictions
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| Control Group | Provides a normal standard against which the biologist can compare result of the experimental group
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| Experimental Group | Identical to the control group except one factor, the independent variable
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| Independent Variable | What is being manipulated
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| Dependent Variable | Scientist observes or measures this variable, also called the responding variable
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| Theory | When a set of related hypothesis is confirmed to be true many times, and it can explain a great amount of data, scientists often reclassify as a theory
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| Peer Review | Scientists who are experts in the field anonymously critique and read that research paper
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