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| What are the 6 characteristics of life? |
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having at least one cell
having a lifespan
able to reproduce
able to obtain food and produce energy
able to respond and react to the environment
able to evolve by adapting to changes in the environment |
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| an anatomical, physiological, or behavioral change that inmproves a population's ability to survive |
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| What is aerobic respiration? |
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| a cellular process that converts food into energy using oxygen |
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| What is anaerobic respiration? |
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| a cellular process that converts food into energy without the use of oxygen |
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| What is asexual reproduction? |
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| a process in which one organism creates an exact genetic copy of itself to become two organisms |
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| What is sexual reproduction? |
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| a process in which egg and sperm unite to create a genetically new individual |
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| What is ATP (adenosine triphosphate)? |
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| an organism that produces glucose within its cells |
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| an organism that must consume other organisms to provide glucose to the cells |
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| a genetically identical organism to its asexual parent |
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| What is a eukaryotic cell? |
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| a bigger, more complex cell that contains membrane-bound organelles |
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| What is a prokaryotic cell? |
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| a smaller, more simple cell that does not contain membrane-bound organelles |
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| the tendency of a system to maintain internal stability |
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| What is a multicellular organism? |
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| an organism which is composed of many cells |
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| What is a unicellular organism? |
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| an organism which consists of one, single cell |
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| an autotrophic process which uses carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to create glucose |
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| What does a lifespan consist of? |
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growing in cell size and number
developing into a sexually mature organism
dying |
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| the process of creating and offspring that is genetically similar to the parent |
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| What is mode of nutrition? |
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| the way an organism obtains food |
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| How does a species evolve? |
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| a random mutation causes a genetic change that helps a species survive consequently getting passed through geerations |
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| the study of the structure of an organism |
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| the study of the properties of plants |
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| the study of property of matter in living organisms |
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| the study of the transformation of energy in living organisms |
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| the study of organisms and their surroundings |
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| the change of a species over time |
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| traits possessed and inherited from parents to offspring |
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| the study of bodies of water |
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| the study of small organisms |
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| the study of an organism's functions and parts |
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| the classification of living organisms |
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| What are the 14 levels of biological organization (smallest to largest)? |
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atom
molecule
macromolecule
organelles
cell
tissue
organ
organ system
organism
population
community
ecosystem
biome
biosphere |
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| the basic unit of a chemical element |
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| a group of atom's bonded together |
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| a molecule containing many atoms |
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| a specialized part of a cell having some specific function (only in eukaryotic cell) |
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| the smallest functional unit of an organism |
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| the distinct type of materials of which organisms are composed of |
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| a self-contained structure with a specific vital function |
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| a group of organs that work together to perform one function |
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| all of the species in an area |
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| a group of organisms living together in the same area and possessing similar characteristics |
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| a community of interacting organisms, their environment, and abiotic factors |
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| a large, naturally occurring community occupying a major habitat |
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| the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere occupied by organisms |
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| What was Linnaeus's contribution to taxonomy? |
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| a classification system based on only the form and structure of organisms |
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| What are the 8 modern taxonomy levels of classification? |
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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species |
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| What is binomial nomenclature? |
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| classifying an organism using its genus and species |
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Archaebacteria
Bacteria
Eukarya |
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Archaea
Bacteria
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia |
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