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Chapter One Flashcards

1
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Organism

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Any living thing

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Biology

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The study of living things

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3
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Transport

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The life function that includes the absorption and distribution of materials

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Irritability

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The life function that includes the ability to respond to stimuli

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5
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Nutrition

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The life function of the processes of getting and using food

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Photosynthesis

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The process by which plants use light to make food energy

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Ingestion

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The process by which animals take in food that is already manufactured

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Digestion

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The process by which animals change complex foods into smaller, simpler foods

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Absorption

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The process in animals of substances passing through the wall of the intestine or through a cell membrane

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Respiration

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The life function of the process of getting energy through the oxidation of food

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External respiration

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The taking in of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide, also called breathing

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Oxidation

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The process of oxygen combining with another substance; a chemical reaction

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Excretion

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The life function of eliminating waste objects

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Synthesis

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The life function in which an organism makes useful chemicals for secretion, regulation, repair, and growth

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Growth

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The life function in which cells increase in size or number

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Reproduction

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The life function where living things create more of their own kind

17
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Metabolism

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The sum total of all eight life functions

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Hypothosis

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An informed prediction based on the explanation (theory) for something that has been observed

19
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Control

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Part of an experiment in which all variables are kept the same; provides a basis for comparison

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Independent variable

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The variable that is purposely changed in a experiment

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Dependent variable

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The variable in an experiment that changes because of the independent variable

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