Vocabulary for Chapter 1.1 in Bio
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| biosphere | All living things and all the places they are found on Earth
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| biodiversity | The variety of organisms in a given area
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| species | a group of organisms that are closely related and can produce fertile offsprings
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| biology | the scientific study of living things and their interactions with their environment
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| science | the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles than can be verified or tested
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| organism | any individual living thing
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| cell | the basic unit of life
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| metabolism | all of the chemical processes that build up or break down materials
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| DNA | the genetic material that contains the information that determines inherited characteristics in a molecule
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| system | an organized group of related parts that interact to form a whole
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| ecosystem | a community of organisms and their physical environment
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| homeostasis | the maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism
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| evolution vai | the change in living things over time
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| adaptation | an inherited trait that gives advantage to individuals organisms and is passed on to future generations
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| observation | using our senses to study the world
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| data | observations are often recorded as ______ that can be analzed
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| hypothesis | a proposed answer for a scientific question
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| experiments | allow scientists to test hypotheses and find out how something happens
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| independent variable | the ______________ in an experiment is a condition that is manipulated, or changed, by a scientist
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| dependent variables | ______________ are observed and measured during an experiment; they are experimental data
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| constants | the conditions that do not change during an experiment
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| theory | a proposed explanation for a wide range of observations and experimental results that is supported by a wide range of evidence
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| measurement | the determination of the dimensions of something using a standard unit
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| accuracy | a description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured
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| precision | the exactness of a measurement
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| microscope | provides an enlarged image of an object
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| gene | a segment of DNA that stores genetic information
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| molecular genetics | the study and manipulation of DNA on a molecular level
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| genomics | the study and comparison of genomes both within and across species
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| biotechnology | the use and application of living things and biological processes
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| transgenic | organisms that have genes from more than one species, or have altered copies of their own genes
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