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| the nonliving factors of an environment |
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| the movement of molecules across a membrane from low concentration to high concentration with the use of energy |
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| the product of cellular respiration; another name for energy |
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| self-feeding organisms that make their own food |
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| variety of species in an ecosystem or in the world |
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| the living factors of an environment |
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| a form of asexual reproduction in which the offspring grows out of the parent in the form of a bud |
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| the inorganic gas which plants use to get carbon during photosynthesis; it is also a waste product of cellular respiration; it is also a greenhouse gas |
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| the jelly-like fluid that fills the cell |
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| organisms which obtain their energy from dead and decaying organisms |
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| the cutting down and clearing away of forest |
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| the change an organism goes through from life until death |
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| the maximum size of a population which an ecosystem can hold and support |
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| the creation of specialized cells during a zygote’s development (making nerve cells and muscle cells from the same zygote) |
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| the hereditary material for all organisms which contains the instructions for the cell; found in the nucleus |
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| the balanced-constant internal environment which all organisms try to maintain |
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| the study of interactions between organisms |
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| a change in a population over a long period of time due to mutations |
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| the process which fuses sperm and egg in the fallopian tube |
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| the smallest basic living unit of an organism; all organisms are made of these |
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| another name for the sex cells |
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| the warming up of the earth because of the trapping of greenhouse gases |
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| the chemicals produced by the endocrine system which binds to receptor molecules on the cell membrane; it has long lasting changes in the body |
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| the barrier that surrounds the cell which allows certain things to enter and leave the cell; it is made of two layers of lipids with embedded proteins |
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| the biological process which uses oxygen and sugar to create ATP |
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| the location where fertilization takes place |
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| the body system which helps to fight off disease |
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| an organic macromolecule made from fatty acids |
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| cell division which is only used to create 4 non-equal gametes |
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| the gas used in cellular respiration as a reactant to make ATP; it is the waste product of photosynthesis |
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| a type of protein which speeds up a chemical reaction; it also helps to cut out DNA in genetic engineering |
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| the scale which measures how acidic or basic a solution is on a scale from 0-14 |
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| injections containing weak or dead viruses which prepare the immune system to better fight the disease |
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| uncontrolled cell division which damages normal tissue |
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| the building block of protein |
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| molecules produced by the body which fight off disease |
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| the movement of blood throughout the body |
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| the production of identical individuals from the cell of one individual and an enucleated egg (an egg with no nucleus) of another individual |
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| the struggle between organisms for limited resources |
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| an organism which consumes plants |
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| reproduction involving one parent |
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| cell division which forms 2 equal cells |
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| a fertilized egg which undergoes mitosis |
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| the reproductive organ that holds the developing embryo |
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| the biological process which converts sugar, CO2, and water, in the presence of sunlight, into glucose |
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| a group of cell working together |
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| the male reproductive organ which produces sperm |
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| a group of organs working together |
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| special characteristics which an organism well suited for an environment |
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| the building of macromolecules from simple molecules - to put together ex: amino acids build into proteins |
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| the male gamete that fertilizes the ovaries in the fallopian tube |
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| the process by which humans take the best traits of organisms and make a new organism with the desirable traits |
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| the female gametes which fuses with sperm to form a zygote |
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| the virus which destroys the immune system of a human causing other infections to kill that person; usually leads to AIDS |
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| the process of cutting out DNA with enzymes and placing it into another organism |
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| the molecule that are found on the cell membrane which communicates with other cells |
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| a change in the DNA of an organism |
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| the organelle in plant cells which is the site of photosynthesis |
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| another name for an enzyme |
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| the organ which produces insulin |
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| the cutting down and clearing away of forests |
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| the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration |
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| the organ which provides nourishment for an embryo |
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| the female sex organs which produces eggs |
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| a group of tissues working together |
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| the organelle where cellular respiration takes place |
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| the building blocks of nucleic acids |
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| the organelle which holds genetic information |
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| the hormone secreted by the pancreas which regulates blood sugar |
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| the organelle where proteins are synthesized |
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| the process by which organisms which have adapted the best are more likely to survive |
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