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| The sum total of all processes in an organism which convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter to sustain the organism's life functions |
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| The sum total of all processes in an organism which use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary for life |
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| The sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks |
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| The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food |
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| Organisms that eat only plants |
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| Organisms that eat only organisms other than plants |
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| Organisms that eat both plants and other organisms |
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| Organisms that produce their own food |
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| Organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food |
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| Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms |
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| Organisms that are able to make their own food |
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| Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food |
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| Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment |
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| Reproduction accomplished by a single organism |
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| Reproduction that requires two organisms |
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| The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the offspring |
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| An abrupt and marked change in the DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents |
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| An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question |
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| A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data |
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| A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data |
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| Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye |
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| The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions |
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| A cell that has no distinct, membrane-bounded organelles |
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| A cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles |
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| A unit of one or more populations of individuals that can reproduce under normal conditions, produce fertile offspring, and are reproductively isolated from other such units |
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| The science of classifying organisms |
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| Naming an organism with its genus and species name |
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