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Biology

The study of life.

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Bios

Life.

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Logos

Study.

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Taxonomy

The naming and classifying of organisms.

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Cytology

The study of cells, including animal cells.

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Embryology

The formation and development of organisms.

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Anatomy

The study of structures and body parts.

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Physiology

The study of the functions of organisms and their parts.

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Biochemistry

The study of the biological composition.

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Genetics

The study of heredity and variation.

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Evolution

The study of the origin of organisms.

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Ecology

The study of the relationship of organisms with the environment.

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Atom

The fundamental unit of matter.

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Molecule

A group of atoms, a combination of two or more elements.

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Cell organelles

Centrosome, cell wall, mitochondria, ribosomes, chloroplast, cytoplasm.

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Cell

The basic unit of life.

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Tissue

A group of cells, including connective, muscle, nervous, and epithelial.

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Organ

A collection of tissues that work together to make the body function.

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Organ system

A system of organs, such as the nervous, circulatory, respiratory, reproductive, integumentary, digestive, endocrine, urinary/excretory, and lymphatic system.

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Organism

A living entity capable of reproduction.

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Population

A group of the same species living in the same area.

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Biocenoses/Community

A community of organisms and their relationships.

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Ecosystem

The environment of organisms and the interactions of living things with their environment.

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Biome

A large-scale ecosystem characterized by specific climate and vegetation.

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Biosphere

The global sum of all ecosystems on Earth.

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Theories of the origin of life

Si Malakas, at si Maganda, Adam and Eve in Filipino context, Divine theory of creation, Theory of evolution.

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Biogenesis

The theory that life comes from life through reproduction.

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Abiogenesis

The theory that life comes from non-living things through spontaneous generation.

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Charles Darwin

Proposed the theory of evolution and the concept of survival of the fittest.

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George-Louis Buffon

Proposed that species change as they migrate to new environments.

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Jean Baptiste Lamarck

Proposed the theory that species change gradually to adapt to their needs and the theory of use and disuse.

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Characteristics of life

Growth and development, reproduction (sexual and asexual), homeostasis, metabolism (catabolism and anabolism), motility.

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