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Biology: Exploring Life Flashcards

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3537395201What is biology?The study of life0
3537428661All ________ ______ share similar characteristics of life.living things1
3537459204The change in position of the body or of a body part; motion of an internal organMovement2
3537486759The reaction to a change taking place inside our outside the bodyResponsiveness3
3537502308The increase in body size without change in shapeGrowth4
3537509498Production of new organisms and new cellsReproduction5
3537525869Obtaining oxygen, removing carbon dioxide, and releasing energy from foodsRespiration6
3537542600Breakdown of food substances into simpler forms that can be absorbed and usedDigestion7
3537573855Passage of substances through membranes and into body fluidsAbsorption8
3537594292Movement of substances from place to place in body fluidsCirculation9
3537607845Changing of absorbed substances into chemically different formsAssimilation10
3537617073Removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactionsExcretion11
3537652003What are the 11 characteristics of life?movement, responsiveness, growth, reproduction, respiration, digestion, absorption, circulation, assimilation, and excretion12
3537698450kingdomanimalia13
3537702140phylumChordata14
3537704866classMammalia15
3537707665orderPrimates16
3537711188familyHominidae17
3537716425genusHomo18
3537719264speciesH. sapiens19
3537725569subspeciesH. s. sapiens20
3537741135cells that lack a membrane-bound nucleus and cell structuresProkaryotes21
3537760053-contains unicellular prokaryotes - live in harsh environmentsDomain Archaea22
3537773509-prokaryotic -found most everywhereDomain Bacteria23
3537806030cells within a membrane bound nucleus and cell structuresEukaryotes24
3537813862Eukaryotes are divided in what 4 kingdoms?1 Protists 2 Fungi 3 Plants 4 Animals25
3537843634-Eukaryotes -divided into four kingdomsDomain Eukarya26
3537854652What is taxomony?the assigning of every species with a two part name (binomial)27
3537862857twoBi28
3537865594nameNomial29
3537881925the first part of the name is ____ and the second part is ____genus and species30
3537891182you must _____ the scientific nameunderline31
3537899333an educated guess based on observationHypothesis32
3537912233written in an "if this is done...., then this will happen..." formatPredictions33
3538117716the group that does not have the "factor" applied to itControl34
3538138839results of the expirimentData35
3538145538Not proven observationsTheories36
3538161511supported by many observations and experiments for a very long timeLaws37
3538173632surface of the Earth where life is foundBiosphere38
3538179422all members of a species in a particular areaPopulation39
3538186402made up of different populationsCommunity40
3538213075organisms interact with each other and the physical environmentEcosystem41
3538234287what the scientist changes during the expirimentIndependent Variable42
3538241316what the scientist meausresDependent Variable43

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