Biology Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Biodiversity

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Variety of life within an area

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Biosphere

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All organisms and the part of Earth where they exist

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Species

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Group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring

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Biology

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Scientific study of all forms of life

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Science

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The knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested.

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Organism

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Any individual living thing

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Cell

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Basic unit of life

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Metabolism

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All chemical processes that synthesize or break down materials within an organism

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DNA

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Molecule that stores genetic information in all organisms

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System

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Changing, organized group of related parts that interact to form a whole