Chapter 1-1 vocabulary
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| Biology | The study of life
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| Organization | High degree of order within an organisms internal and external parts and in its interactions with the living world
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| Cell | The smallest unit that can perform all lifes processes
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| Unicellular | Organisms made up of one cell
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| Multicellular | Organisms made up of multiple cells
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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 and that allow the organ to function
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| Organelle | Tiny structures that carry out functions necessary for the cell to stay alive
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| Biological molecule | The chemical compounds that provide physical structure and that bring about movement, energy use, and other cellular functions
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| Homeostasis | The maintenance of a stable level of internal conditions even though environmental conditions are constantly changing
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| Metabolism | The sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials from the environment
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| Cell division | The formation of two new cells from an existing cell
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| Development | The process by which an organism becomes a mature adult
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| Reproduction | All organisms produce new organisms like themselves
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| Gene | A short segment of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait of an organism
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| Cytology | The study of cells
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| Domain | Three major subdivisions of all organisms
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| Kingdoms | Divides all life into six major categories
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| Ecology | The branch of biology that studies organisms interacting with each other
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| Ecosystem | Communities of living species and their physical environments
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| Evolution | The inherited characteristics within populations change over generations
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| Natural Selection | Organisms that have certain favorable traits are better able to survive and reproduce successfully than organisms that lack these traits
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| Adaption | Traits that improve an individual's ability to survive and reproduce
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| Scientific Method | Learn how the natural world works
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| Observation | The act of 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 hypothesis and predictions
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| Control Group | Provides the normal standard against which the biologist can compare results of the experimental group
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| Experimental Group | Identical to control group except for one factor
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| Independent Variable | The factor that is changed from the control group and the experimental group
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| Dependent Variable | Affected by the independent variable
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| Theory | A set of related hypotheses is proven to be true many times
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| Peer Review | Scientists anonymously read and review other scientists work
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