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The Dynamics of life
Chapters 1,6,7,8,9,10,11 vocab.
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Biology
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03/08/2005

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Biology
Definition
The study of life
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Organism
Definition
Anything that possesses all the characterists of life
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Organization
Definition
Orderly structure of cells in an organism; a characteistic of all living things
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reproduction
Definition
The production of offspring
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Species
Definition
A group of organisms that can interbred and produce fertile offspring in nature
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Growth
Definition
In crease in the amount of living material and formation of new structures in an organism
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Development
Definition
Biotic and abiotic surrondings to which an organism must constantly adjust; includes air, water, weather, temperature, other organisms, and many other factors
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Stimulus
Definition
Any condition in the environment that requires an organism to adjust
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Response
Definition
A reaction to a stimulus
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Homeostasis
Definition
A characteristic of life because it is a process that occurs in all living things.
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Energy
Definition
The ability to do work
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Adaptation
Definition
Any structure, behavior, or internal process that enables an organism to response to stimuli and better survive in an environment
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Evolution
Definition
The gradual accumulation of adaptations over time
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Scientific methods
Definition
Common steps that biolgists and other scientists use to gather information and answer questions
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Hypothesis
Definition
An explanation for a question or a problem that can be formally tested
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experiment
Definition
A procedure that tests a hypothesis by the process of collecting information under controlled conditions.
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Independent variable
Definition
The condition in an experiment that is changed.
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Dependent variable
Definition
this condition results from the change of the independent variable
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