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Biology
Undergraduate 2
08/29/2011

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Adaption 
Definition
Organisms modification in structure, function or behavior suitable to the environment.
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Atom
Definition
Smallest particle of an element that displays th properties of the element.
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Biodiversity
Definition
total number of species, the variabillity of their genes, and the communities in which they live.
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biology 
Definition
scientific study of life
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biosphere
Definition
zone of air, land and water at the surface of the Earth in which living organisms are found.
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cell
Definition
smallest unit that displays the properties of life; always contains cytoplasm surrounded by a plama membrane. 
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community
Definition
assemblage of populations interacting with one another within the same environment.
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conclusion 
Definition
statement made following an experiment as to whether the results support the hypothesis.
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control group
Definition
sample that goes through all the steps of experiment but lacks the factor or is not exposed to the factor being tested; a standard against which results of an experiment are checked.
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culture
Definition
total pattern of human behavior; includes technology and the arts, depends upon the capacity to speak and transmit knowledge.
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data
Definition
facts or pieces of imformation cllected through observation and or experimentation.
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development
Definition
group of stages by which a zygote becomes an organism or b which an organism changes during its life span; includes puberty and aging for example.
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