Ex) Chloroplasts are organelles of plants. Photosynthesis
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Data
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items of information on which scientific inquiry is based.
Qualitative and Quantitative
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hypothesis
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a tentative answer to a well-framed question (explanation on trial)
"if...then..." statements
must be falsifiable and testable
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Molecules
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a chemical structure consisting of two of more small chemical units called atoms.
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theory
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a broader scope than a hypothesis
able to spin off specific hypotheses
supported by a much more massive body of evidence
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Communities
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many kinds of trees, plants, animals, fungi/mushrooms. "species"
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Cells
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fundamental unit of structure and function.
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experimental group
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the group that is being manipulated. the group being experimented on
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Organisms
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Individual living things
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inquiry
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a search for information and explanations, often focusing on specific questions.
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Properties of Life (7)
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Order
Evolutionary Adaption
Response to the environment
Regulation
Energy processing
Growth and Development
Reproduction
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control group
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the group that stays the same as a reference.
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Classification system
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Species
Genus
Family
Order
Class
Phylum
Kingdom
Domain
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Biology is...
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the study of life
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prokaryotic Cells
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Bacteria and Archaea
No nucleus, DNA floats in cytosol
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Levels of Biological Organization (10)
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Biosphere
Ecosystems
Communities
Populations
Organisms
Organs and organ systems
Tissues
Cells
Organelles
Molecules
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eukaryotic Cells
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Plants and animals
cell with a nucleus
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proteins
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genes are instructions for making __
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Consumers
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organisms that feed on producers and other consumers
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Tissues
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A group of cells
tissues make up organs
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Populations
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all individuals of a species living within the bounds of a specified area
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negative feedback
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accumulation of an end product of a process slows the process
the cell's breakdown of sugar generates ATP. an excess amount would trigger an enzyme to slow it down
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Biosphere
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most regions of land, bodies of water, and atmosphere to an altitude of several kilometers
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Producers
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plants and other photosynthetic organisms that convert light energy to chemical energy
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Ecosystems
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All living things in a particular area along with all the nonliving components such as soil, water, atmospheric gases and light
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Organs
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a system of tissues; these can coordinate together to make a bigger system with a particular function.
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Genome
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the entire "library" of genetic instructions that an organism inherits
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deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
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the substance for genes, the units of inheritance that transmit information from the parents to the offspring.