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Eco-System

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Biology Science

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Section 1

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Eco-System

Front

An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit.

Back

Dependent Variable

Front

variable that is measured in an experiment

Back

Metabolism

Front

a set of reactions within an organism

Back

Homeostasis

Front

the maintaining of constant internal conditions or balance

Back

Spontaneous Generation

Front

where life arises from nonliving matter

Back

electron microscope

Front

uses energetic electrons to examine objects on a very fine scale

Back

scientific theory

Front

What is well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations..

Back

light microscope

Front

A device that produces a magnified image

Back

Louis Pasteur

Front

Used an S-shape flask

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Population

Front

All the organisms that constitute a specific group or occur in a specified habitat.

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Redi

Front

Experimented with meat and flies

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Data

Front

information gathered from observations

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community

Front

The region occupied by a group of interacting organisms.

Back

Quantitative

Front

Type of data that uses specific numbers or amounts

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Inference

Front

Logical interpretation based on prior experience

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molecules

Front

The smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance and is composed of two or more atoms

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Controlled Experiment

Front

A scientific investigation in which both the control group and experimental group(s) are kept under similar variables apart from the factor under study so that the effect or influence of that factor can be identified or determined.

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Observation

Front

The act of observing, often for an extended time

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Organism

Front

An individual form of life, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, protist, or fungus; a body made up of organs, organelles, or other parts that work together to carry on the various processes of life.

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Independent Variable

Front

manipulated

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Biology

Front

The study of life

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Qualitative

Front

Pertaining to subjective assessments or descriptions

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stimuli

Front

a signal to which an organism respond

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Theory

Front

What is well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations

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Hypothesis

Front

a proposed scientific explanation that can be tested

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Biogenesis

Front

The principle that living organisms develop only from other living organisms and not from nonliving matter.

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metric system

Front

system of measurements using multiples of 10

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Sexual Reproduction

Front

Reproduction involving the paired union of special cells (gametes) from two individuals.

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Biosphere

Front

The part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life.

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asexual Reproduction

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type of reproduction that only requires one parent

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Cell

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The smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of independent functioning, consisting of one or more nuclei, cytoplasm, and various organelles, all surrounded by a semipermeable cell membrane.

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evolution

Front

the ability of organisms to change over time

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