Regents Vocabulary 2
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| extinction | Elimination of a species from Earth.
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| evolution | Change of a species over time.
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| synthesis | To make or build something.
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| hormone | Chemical messengers that are sent through the bloodstream.
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| reproductive success | The number of offspring an individual produces and rears to reproductive age.
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| genetic variability | Each individual has a distinct set of genes among a species.
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| mutation | A change in a gene or chromosome.
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| inability | Not being able to do something.
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| lethal | deadly; fatal
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| migration | Movement from one place to another.
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| marine life | Animals or plants that live in the oceans.
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| natural oil seeps | Crude oil and natural gas naturally enter the ocean at areas known as "seeps." These hydrocarbons leak out of the ground through fractures in sediments.
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| tubeworms | These organisms live over a mile deep, and up to several miles deep, on the floor of the Pacific Ocean near black smokers, and can tolerate extremely high hydrogen sulfide levels.
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| giant mussels | The bivalve shell is usually 30
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| deep | sea crabs
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| petrochemical | A chemical made from petroleum or natural gas.
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| metabolism | All of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism.
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| methane | A gas with no colour or smell that is used as a fuel.
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| chemosynthesis | To make food using chemicals instead of sunlight.
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| exploiting | Taking advantage of something for one's own advantage.
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| adapt | A changing to fit new conditions.
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| variation | Changes between organisms.
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| natural selection | A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits.
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| frequency | How often.
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| gene frequency | How often a particular gene occurs in the population.
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| survival value | How an animal's behavior allows it to better survive.
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| atoms | Basic unit of matter.
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| differentiation | The process by which cells develop a specialized form and function. (Cell Specialization)
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| photosynthesis | Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars.
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| decomposers | Bacteria and Fungi that break down dead organic matter.
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| Asexual Reproduction | Process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.
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| Mitosis | Form of asexual reproduction. Used by unicellular organisms for reproduction and multicellular organisms for tissue repair.
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| Sexual Reproduction | A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which is a combination of genes from both parents.
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| clone | A group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction.
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| gamete | Sex cells.
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| sex cells | sperm and egg cells
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| chloroplasts | A plastid containing chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis.
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| Chlorophyll | A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria.
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