Unit 1 Study guide Biology: (1.1 and 1.3)

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What is the study of living organisms called?

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Biology

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When a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of...?

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Growth and development

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What characteristic of life is demonstrated when your body shivers to maintain temperature?

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All living things maintain homeostasis

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What is the body of knowledge that explains the natural world?

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Science

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What type of data describes characteristics that can be observed but not measured?

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Qualitative

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What is the term for the ability of an organism to respond to environmental changes?

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Response to stimuli

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What is the process by which living things produce energy?

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Energy metabolism

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What is the smallest unit of life?

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Cell

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What do we call a proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested?

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Hypothesis

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What is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world?

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Theory