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Biology
Graduate
09/03/2013

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Atoms
Definition
Fundamental building blocks of all matter
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Cells
Definition
The smallest unit of life
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nutrients and energy
Definition
All organisms require what to sustain themselves
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Homeostasis
Definition
A process that maintains conditions in the internal environment within ranges that cells can tolerate
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Dna
Definition
-guides development and functioning
-is transmitted from parents to offspring
-is the basis of traits
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reproduction
Definition
process by which an organism produces offspring is called
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inheritance
Definition
transmission of DNA to offspring
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Animals
Definition
move around for at least part of their life
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Theory
Definition
a long standing hypothesis that is used to make predictions about other phenomena
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population
Definition
Same species living in an area
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organism
Definition
grouping of tissues
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Taxonomy
Definition
systematic naming
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Homeostasis
Definition
Organism that keeps it internal conditions within range
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Species
Definition
type of organism
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organelle
Definition
carries a function inside a cell
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community
Definition
all species in a regions
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ecosystem
Definition
community interacting through flow of energy
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stimulous
Definition
energy detected by a sensory receptor
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yes
Definition
Do living things need ATP to live?
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no
Definition
Do living things need oxygen to live?
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Not all (viruses)
Definition
Do living things have NDA
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emergent property
Definition
occurs at a higher organizational level
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Scientific theory
Definition
time tested hypothesis
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