biogoly honors chapter 1 vocab
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| biosphere | all organisms and the part of the earth where they exist.
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| biodiversity | variety of life within an area.
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| species | a group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and and produce fertile offspring.
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| biology | the scientific study of all forms of life.
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| science | the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions.
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| organism | an individual living thing.
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| cell | basic unit of life.
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| metabolism | all chemical processes that synthesize or breakdown materials within an organism.
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| DNA | molecule that stores genetic information in all organisms.
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| system | changing, organized group of related parts that interact to form a whole.
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| ecosystem | collection of organisms and nonliving things, such as climate, soil, water, and rocks, in an area.
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| homeostasis | regulation and maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism.
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| evolution | change in a species over time; process of biological change by which descendants come to differ from their ancestors.
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| adaption | inherited trait that is selected for over time because it allows organisms to better survive in their environment.
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| observation | using the senses to study the world; using tools to collect measurements; using tools to collect measurements; examining previous research results.
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| data | observations and measurements recorded during an experiment.
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| hypothesis | proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question.
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| experiment | process that tests a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions.
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| independent variable | condition or factor that is manipulated by a scientist during an experiment.
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| dependent variable | experimental data collected through observation and measurement.
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| constant | condition that is controlled so that it does not change during an experiment.
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| theory | proposed explanation for a wide variety of observations and experimental results.
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| measurement | a 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 | tool that provides an enlarged image of an object.
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| gene | specific region of DNA that codes for a particular protein.
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| molecular genetics | study of DNA structure and function on the molecular level.
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| genomics | study and comparison of genomes within a single species or among different species.
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| biotechnology | use and application of living things and biological processes.
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| transgenic | organisms whose genome has been altered to contain one or more genes from another organism or species
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