Chapter 1 Test Flashcards

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1
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study of life

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biology

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what biology studies

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life’s history, structures, functions, living interactions, diversity of life

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what they do

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preserve environment, research diseases, develop technologies, and improve agriculture

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characteristics of life

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made of one or more cells, displays growth, development, reproduces, response to stimuli, requires energy, maintains homeostasis, adaptations evolve over time, and organization

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one cell

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single cell/unicellular (ex. bacteria and protist)

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more than one cell

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multi-cellular (ex. fungus, plants, animals)

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7
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development

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change

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8
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reproduction

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sexual and asexual- making more organisms

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unchanging internal environment

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maintaining homeostasis

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10
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not all things respond the same to

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stimuli

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producers carry on photosynthesis and consumers carry on respiration

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requires energy

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12
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mutations

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adaptations over time

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Chemical level (atoms, molecules, and macromolecules)

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first level of organization

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Cells

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second level of organization

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15
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Tissue

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third level of organization

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Organs

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fourth level of organization

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17
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Organ System

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fifth level of organization

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18
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Organism

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sixth level of organization

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science is the study of nature, driven by ________

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open-minded, creative process, unbiased observation, experimentation, retesting

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scientific inquiry

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explanation of a large-scale event, supported by observations, based on facts

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scientific theory

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scientists can learn from

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inconsistent data

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scientists base their information on large amounts of

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conclusions are reached from

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data’s evidence

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peer reviews are done by
other scientists in similar fields of research
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understand scientific vocab, events, and ethical issues
scientifically literate people
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science based on facts can be _____
tested
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science not based on facts is ____
Pseudoscience
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first step of the scientific method
observe something and ask a question
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2nd step of scientific method
make a hypothesis
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what should your hypothesis consist of?
if/then statement
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what is a hypothesis?
an educated guess based on past experiences
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experiments tests the ______
hypothesis
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exposed to the factor being tested
experimental group
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used for comparison
control group
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factor in the experiment that changes
independent variable
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data that relies on the independent variable
dependent variable
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data you can measure
quantitative
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data you use you senses (ie smell, taste, feel, etc)
qualitative
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what should a conclusion include?
whether you hypothesis was right/wrong | support your hypothesis with data
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3rd step of the scientific method
experiment
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4th step of the scientific method
data
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5th step of the scientific method
conclusion
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6th step of the scientific method
retest experiment
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metric system
nano---micro---milli-centi-deci-unit-deka-hecto-kilo---mega
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safety symbols
study them dumbass!!!!!