Biology Keystone Exam Vocabulary Review: Unit 1

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The science of tests and techniques used during the investigation of crimes.

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Forensics

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A body of evidence-based knowledge gained through observation and experimentation related to the natural world and technology.

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Science

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The regulatory process in which an organism regulates its internal environment (heat, water, concentration, pH).

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Homeostasis

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An explanation of observable phenomena based on available data and guided by a system of logic that includes scientific laws; explains the nature or behavior of a specific set of phenomena.

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Theory

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The branch of zoology that studies the early development of living things.

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Embryology

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The process by which organisms maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in external conditions.

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Homeostasis

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A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, which can be tested through experimentation.

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Hypothesis

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The study of the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution of living organisms.

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Biology

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The scientific study of plants.

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Botany

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The scientific study of cells, their physiological properties, their structure, the organelles they contain, interactions with their environment, their behavior, and their interactions with other cells.

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Cytology