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| reproduction | process where an organism produces more of its kind |
| development | series of changes that an organism undergoes during its lifetime |
| homeostasis | an organism's tendency to maintain a stable internal environment |
| evolution | gradual change in the characteristics of a group of orgainisms over time |
| metabolism | sum of all chemical processes occurring in an organism |
| graph | an example of organized data |
| theory | hypothesis that continues to be supported by evidence |
| controlled experiment | experiment where groups differ by only one factor |
| response | organism's reaction to a stimulus |
| gram | basic unit of mass in the International System of Units |
| qualitative data | describes how something looks, feels, etc. Example: orange with green strips |
| quantitative data | numbers Example: mass is 425 grams |
| controlled experiment | an experiment in which two groups differ by only one factor |
| gram | the basic unit of maass in the International System of Units |
| biosphere | part of the earth including all ecosystems |
| ecosystem | living things and their nonliving surroundings |
| community | populations living together in a defined area |
| population | group of living things of one type int he same area |
| hyopothesis | educated guess to answer the question; must be able to be tested |
| problem | asks a question based on observations |
| conclusion | answers the question based on experimental data |
| biology | the study of life |
| system | group of organs that work together |
| organ | group of tissues that perform a specialized task - Example: heart, stomach |
