AP Biology: Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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| 1262517109 | Biology | The scientific study of life. | 0 | |
| 1262517110 | Cell | The basic unit of structure and function of all living things. | 1 | |
| 1262517111 | Unicellular | Single celled organism. | 2 | |
| 1262517112 | Multi-cellular | An organism containing multiple cells. | 3 | |
| 1262517113 | Emergent Properties | A function or trait that appears as biological complexity increases. | 4 | |
| 1262517114 | Biosphere | Regions of the Earths crust, waters, and atmosphere inhabited by living things. | 5 | |
| 1262517115 | Ecosystems | A community plus the physical environment. | 6 | |
| 1262517116 | Community | Interacting populations in a particular area. | 7 | |
| 1262517117 | Population | Organisms of the same species in a particular area. | 8 | |
| 1262517118 | Organism | An individual. | 9 | |
| 1262517119 | Organ | Composed of tissues functioning together for a specific task. | 10 | |
| 1262517120 | Tissue | A group of cells with a common structure and function. | 11 | |
| 1268607644 | Molecule | Union of two or more atoms of the same or different elements. | 12 | |
| 1268607645 | Atom | Smallest unit of an element composed of electrons, protons and neutrons. | 13 | |
| 1268607647 | Energy | The capacity to do work. | 14 | |
| 1268607649 | Metabolism | Encompasses all the chemical reactions that occur in the cell. | 15 | |
| 1268607651 | Photosynthesis | A process that transforms solar energy into the chemical energy by metabolizing nutrient molecules made by photosynthesizers. | 16 | |
| 1268607653 | Homeostasis | When an organism is able to maintain a state of biological balance. | 17 | |
| 1268734437 | Reproduce | Making another organism like itself. | 18 | |
| 1268734438 | Genes | Contains specific information for how the organism is to be ordered. | 19 | |
| 1268734439 | Adaptations | Modifications that make organisms better able to function in a particular environment. | 20 | |
| 1268734440 | Evolution | The way in which populations of organisms change over the course of many generations to become more suited to their environment. | 21 | |
| 1268734441 | Taxonomy | The discipline of identifying and grouping organisms accounting to certain rules. | 22 | |
| 1268734442 | Systematics | The study of the evolutionary relationships between organisms. | 23 | |
| 1268734443 | Species | Group of similarly constructed organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. | 24 | |
| 1268734444 | Genus | Contains species that are most likely related through evolution. | 25 | |
| 1268734445 | Family | The taxon located above the Genus level. | 26 | |
| 1268734446 | Order | The taxon located above the Family level. | 27 | |
| 1268734447 | Class | The taxon located above the Order level. | 28 | |
| 1268734448 | Phylum | The taxon located above the Class level. | 29 | |
| 1268734449 | Kingdom | The taxon located above the Phylum level. | 30 | |
| 1268734450 | Domain | Largest of the categories, or taxa used to by taxonomists used to group species. | 31 | |
| 1268734451 | Domain Bacteria | One of the three domains of life; contains prokaryotic cells that differ from archaea. | 32 | |
| 1268734452 | Domain Archaea | One of the three domains of life; contains prokaryotic cells that often live in extreme habitats and have unique genetics. | 33 | |
| 1268734453 | Domain Eukarya | One of the three domains of life; consisting of organisms with eukaryotic cells. | 34 | |
| 1268734454 | Prokaryotes | Organisms that lacks the membrane bounded nucleus and the membranous organelles typical of eukaryotes. | 35 | |
| 1268734455 | Eukaryotes | The type of cell that has a membrane bounded nucleus and membranous organelles. | 36 | |
| 1268734456 | Protists | The group of eukaryotic organisms that are not a plant, fungus, or animal. | 37 | |
| 1268734457 | Plants | Multicellular photosynthetic organisms. | 38 | |
| 1268734458 | Fungi | Familiar molds and mushrooms that, along with bacteria, help decompose dead organisms. | 39 | |
| 1268734459 | Animals | Multicellular organisms that must ingest and process their food. | 40 | |
| 1268734460 | Binomial Nomenclature | Used to assign each living thing a two-part name called a scientific name. | 41 | |
| 1268734461 | Natural selection | The process that made modifications, that is adaptation, possible. | 42 | |
| 1268734462 | Biodiversity | The total number and relative abundance of species, the variety of their genes, and the different ecosystems in which they live. | 43 | |
| 1268734463 | Extinction | The death of a species or larger classification category. | 44 | |
| 1268734464 | Scientific Method | A standard series of steps used in gaining new knowledge that is widely accepted among scientists. | 45 | |
| 1272271576 | Phenomenon | A natural event. | 46 | |
| 1272271577 | Obseravtion | A formal way of "seeing what happens. | 47 | |
| 1272271578 | Inductive Reasoning | An informed statement that can be tested in a manner suited to the process of science. | 48 | |
| 1272271579 | Experiment | A series of procedures to test a hypothesis. | 49 | |
| 1272271580 | Deductive Reasoning | The use of general principles to predict scientific outcomes. | 50 | |
| 1272271581 | Prediction | An expected outcome, based on knowledge of the factors in the experiment. | 51 | |
| 1272271582 | Experimental Design | The manner in which a scientists intends to conduct an experiment. | 52 | |
| 1272271583 | Experimental Variable | Factor of the experiment being tested. | 53 | |
| 1272271584 | Control | Sample that goes through all the steps of an experiment but does not contain the variable being tested. | 54 | |
| 1272271585 | Model | A representation of the actual object because altering the actual object may by physically impossible. | 55 | |
| 1272271586 | Data | The results of an experiment. | 56 | |
| 1272271587 | Standard Deviation | A statistical analysis that is a measure of how much the data in the experiment varies. | 57 | |
| 1272271588 | Conclusion | Statement made following an experiment as to weather or not the results support the hypothesis. | 58 | |
| 1272271589 | Scientific Theories | Concepts that join together well-supported and related hypotheses. | 59 | |
| 1272271590 | Gene | Organisms contain coded information that dictates their form, function, and behavior. | 60 | |
| 1272271591 | Ecosystem | Organisms are members of populations, which interact with each other and the physical environment within a particular locale. | 61 | |
| 1272271592 | Principle | Used for theories that are generally accepted by an overwhelming number of scientists. | 62 | |
| 1272271593 | Law | Universal principle that describes the basic functions of the natural world. | 63 | |
| 1272271594 | Responding Variable | Result or change that occurs when an experiment variable is utilizing in an experiment. | 64 |
