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| Phylogeny | The _________ of an organism is its evolutionary history |
| Genus | a group of different organisms that have similar characteristics |
| Classify | to group ideas, information, or objects based on similarities |
| Developement | all the changes organisms undergo as they grow |
| Photosynthesis | the proccess of changing light energy into chemical energy |
| Organ system | a group of organs working together to do a certain job |
| Respiration | The process where food molecules are broken down and energy is released |
| Variable | a factor tested in an experiment |
| Organism | Living things such as a dog or a tree |
| Mycology | The study of fungi |
| Herpetology | The study of reptiles and amphibians |
| Botany | The study of plants |
| Physiology | The study of functions of the different parts of living things |
| Biochemistry | the study of the substances and their changes in living things |
| Ecology | deals with the relationship of living organisms to their environment and to each other |
| Genetics | deals with the principles of heredity |
| cytology | the study of cells, their structure, and their function |
| independent variable | the variable in an experiment that you can control |
| dependent variable | the variable in an experiment that you cannot control |
