Chapter 1- The Scientific Study of Life 

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Asexual Reproduction

________ is when one parent is involved and offspring are genetically identical to the parent.

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Sexual Reproduction

________ is when two parents are involved and offspring are genetically different from each parent.

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Primary Producers

________: extract energy and nutrients from the non living environment.

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Domains

________ are divided into kingdoms.

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Protista

Eukarya, ________: Most diverse group of eukaryotes with multiple lineages like amoebas, slime molds, algae, and more.

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Homeostasis

________ is the process by which a cell or organism maintains internal equilibrium.

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Prokaryotic

________: single celled organism with no membrane bound organelles.

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Decomposers

________: Consumers that obtain nutrients from dead organisms and organic wastes.

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Plantae

Eukarya, ________: Producers that capture light from the sun and create energy that is passed to consumers and decomposers and are autotrophs (Autotrophs)

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Development

________: changes that occur as an organism matures, including growth, cell specialization, and other processes.

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organelles

Eukaryotic: has membrane bound ________.

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external digestion

Eukarya, Fungai: Natures decomposers and heterotrophs by ________.

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Consumers

________: obtain energy and nutrients by eating other organisms.

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Growth

________: an increase in an organisms size, usually by way of cell division.

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Cells

________ use DNA top produce proteins which carry out the work that ________ do.

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scientific theory

A(n) ________ is a broad explanation for a natural phenomenon.

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Hypothesis

________: A testable idea to answer a question.

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Independent Variable

________: What is changing.

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This organization leads to Emergent Properties

components interact, and the whole is greater than the sum of parts

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Primary Producers

extract energy and nutrients from the non living environment

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Consumers

obtain energy and nutrients by eating other organisms

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Decomposers

Consumers that obtain nutrients from dead organisms and organic wastes

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Growth

an increase in an organisms size, usually by way of cell division

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Development

changes that occur as an organism matures, including growth, cell specialization, and other processes

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Eukarya, Protista

Most diverse group of eukaryotes with multiple lineages like amoebas, slime molds, algae, and more

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Eukarya, Animalia

Includes vertebrates and invertebrates and are heterotrophs by ingestion

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Eukarya, Fungai

Natures decomposers and heterotrophs by external digestion

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Eukarya, Plantae

Producers that capture light from the sun and create energy that is passed to consumers and decomposers and are autotrophs (Autotrophs)

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Prokaryotic

single celled organism with no membrane bound organelles

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Eukaryotic

has membrane bound organelles

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Hypothesis

A testable idea to answer a question

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Independent Variable

What is changing

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Dependent Variable

What is measured

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Standardized Variable

Held constant for all subjects

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Control Group

Baseline used for comparison

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Experimental Group

May or may now show different results from control group

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What are the five characteristics of life?

Organization, Reproduction/Growth/Development, have DNA, requires energy, and requires homeostasis

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