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| Biochemical Conersion | The changing of organic mattern into other chemical forms such as fuels. |
| Bioenergentics | The study of energy flow (energy transformations) into and within living systems. |
| Biogeochemical Cycles | The movement of abiotic factors between the living adn nonliving components within ecosystems; also know as nutrient cycles (ex: water cycle, carbon cycle, oxygen cycle and nitrogen cycle). |
| Abiotic | A nonliving factor in an ecosystem. |
| Biology | The scientific study of life. |
| Biotechnology | Any procedure or methodology that uses biological systems or living organisms to develop or modify eitehr products or processes for specific use. This term is commonly associated with genetic engineering. |
| Biotic | A living or once-living organism in an ecosystem. |
| Cell | The basic unit of structure and function for all living organisms. |
| Cloning | A process in which a cell, cell product, or organism is compied from an original source. |
| Ecology | The study of the relationships between organisms and their interactions with the environment. |
| Embryology | The branch of zoology studying the early development of living things. |
| Forensics | THe science of tests and techniques used during the investigation of crimes. |
| Founder Effect | A decrease in genetic variation caused by the formation of a new population by a small number of individuals from a larger population. |
| Freezing Point | The temperature at which a liquid changes state to a solid. |
| Genetically Modified Organism | An organism whose genetic material has been altered through some genetic engineering technology or technique. |
| Hypothesis | A proposed, scientifically testable explanation for an observed phenomenon. |
| Scientific Law | A law that generalizes a body of observations. At the time it is made, no exceptions have been found to a law. It explains things but does not describe them; serves as the basis of scientific principles. |
| Scientific Mechanism | The combination of components and processes that serve a common function. |
| Molecule | The smalles particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance and is composed of two or more atoms held together by chemical forces. |
| Multicellular | Made up of more than one cell. |
| Organic Molecule | A molecule containing carbon that is a part of or produced by living systems. |
| Organisms | A form of life; an animal, plant, fungus, protist or bacterium. |
| pH | The measure of acidity or basicity of a water solution on a scale from 1-14. 7 being neutral. |
| Scientific Principle | A concept based on scientific laws. |
| Science | A body of evidence-based knowledge gained through observation and experimentation related to the natural world and technology. |
| Specific Heat | The measure of heat energy required to increase the temperature of a unit quantity of a substance by a certain temperature interval. |
| Temperature | Commonly measure in Celsius or Fahrenheit, a measurement of the average kinetic energy of particles in a sample of matter. |
| Scientific Theory | An explanation of observable phenomena based on available data and guided by the systems of logic that includes scientific laws. |
| Unicellular | Made up of a single cell. |
