DC Biology Chapter 1

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________ is the study of living things
Biology
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The living world has an abundant amount of ___________
biodiversity
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_________ were added as even larger, more broad groups.
Domains
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What are the 3 types of domains
Eubacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya
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_________ and __________ domains are both made up strictly of bacteria
Eubacteria, Archaea
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All other living things are in the Domain _____________
Eukarya
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5 properties of living things
Cellular organization, energy utilization, homeostasis, growth, development, and reproduction, and heredity
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All living things are composed of one or more _____
cells
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Name of simple cells
prokaryotic cells
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All living things use __________
energy
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Where does energy come from?
The sun provides energy for all living organisms
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Energy is captured from sunlight by plants and algae through ______________
photosynthesis
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Non photosynthesizing organisms (consumers) eat producers or other animals that eat producers and convert the glucose into energy called ____
ATP
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__________ is when your body acts to maintain a constant internal temperature.
Homeostasis
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At the cellular level, living organisms are organized from ...
atoms, molecules, macromolecules, organelles, and cells
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The _____ is the basic unit of life
cell
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At the organismal level, living organisms are organized from ...
cells, tissues, organs, organ system, and then organism
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a group of organisms of the same species living in the same place
population
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all the populations of different species living together in one place
community
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all the biotic and abiotic factors in a particular area
ecosystem
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all of the ecosystems that constitute our planet
biosphere
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________________ uses general principles to make specific predictions.
deductive reasoning
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________________ uses specific observations to develop general conclusions.
inductive reasoning
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Steps of the scientific method
Observation, hypothesis, experimentation, data analysis, conclusion
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_____________ are made with our senses
observations
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____________ are potential explanations for our observations
hypothesis
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Hypotheses should make ________
predictions
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the factor your are testing in an experiment
independent variable
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data or results are also know as the _________ __________
dependent variable
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Research results are published in __________ ________
scientific journals
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Living things require a constant supply of ________
energy
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