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Exploring Creation With Biology | Module 1
Exploring Creation With Biology | Module 1 Terms
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Biology
9th Grade
08/27/2019

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Abiogenesis
Definition
The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions
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Anabolism
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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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Asexual reproduction
Definition
Reproduction accomplished by a single organism
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Autotrophs
Definition
Organisms that are able to make their own food
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Binomial nomenclature
Definition
Naming an organism with its genus and species name
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Carnivores
Definition
Organisms that eat only organisms other than plants
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Catabolism
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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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Consumers
Definition
Organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food
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Decomposers
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Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms
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Eukaryotic cell
Definition
A cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles
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Fifth level of classification (5)
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Family
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First level of classification (1)
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Kingdom
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Fourth level of classification (4)
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Order
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Herbivores
Definition
Organisms that eat only plants
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Heterotrophs
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Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food
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Hypothesis
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And educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question
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Inheritance
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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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Metabolism
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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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Microorganisms
Definition
Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye
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Mnemonic for remembering order of classification system
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King Phillip Cried Out, "For Goodness Sake!"
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Mutation
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An abrupt change in the DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents
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Omnivores
Definition
Organisms that eat both plants and other organisms
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Photosynthesis
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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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Producers
Definition
Organisms that produce their own food
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Prokaryotic cell
Definition
A cell that has no distinct, membrane-bounded organelles
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Receptors
Definition
Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment
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Scientific law
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A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data
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Second level of classification (2)
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Phylum
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Seventh level of classification (7)
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Species
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Sexual reproduction
Definition
Reproduction that requires two organisms
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Sixth level of classification (6)
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Genus
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Species
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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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Taxonomy
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The science of classifying organisms
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Theory
Definition
A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data
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Third level of classification (3)
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Class
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