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| transgenic | organisms that have genes from more than one species |
| biotechnology | the use and application of living things and biological processes |
| genomics | the study and comparison of genomes both with and across a species |
| molecular genetics | the study and manipulation of DNA on a molecular level |
| gene | nothing more than a segment of DNA that stores genetic information |
| microscope | provides an enlarged image of an object |
| dependent variable | observed and measured during an experiment |
| constants | the conditions that do not change in an experiment |
| independent variable | an experiment in a condition that is manipulated, or changed |
| experiments | scientists study factors called independent variables and dependent variables to find cause-and-effect relationships |
| hypothesis | proposed answer to a scientific question |
| data | observations that can be analyzed |
| biosphere | all living things and all the places they are found on earth |
| biodiversity | the variety across the biosphere |
| species | a particular type of living thing that can reproduce by interbreading |
| biology | the scientific study of all forms of life, or all types of organisms |
| organism | any infividual living thing |
| cell | the basic unit of life |
| metabolism | all of the chemical process that build up or break down material |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ecosystem | a physical environment with different species that interact with one another and with nonliving things |
| system | an organized group of related parts that interact to form a hole |
| homeostasis | in the maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism |
| evolution | the change in living things over time |
| adaptation | an inherited trait taht gives an advantage to individual organism |
| observation | using your senses to study the world |
