Everything in this flashcard set.
- biosphere
- The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth where living organisms exist
- species
- Coins collectively (plural)
- biology
- Characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms
- organism
- A system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
- cell
- Tiniest unit of living things
- metabolism
- The marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
- DNA
- A long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like
- system
- Instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent
- ecosystem
- A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
- homeostasis
- Metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via
- evolution
- The sequence of events involved in the ___ development of a species or taxonomic group
- adaptation
- The responsive adjustment of a sense organ to varying conditions
- observation
- The act of making and recording a measurement
- data
- A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- hypothesis
- A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
- experiment
- The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
- variable
- Something that is likely to vary
- constant
- A number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
- theory
- A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world
- microscope
- Magnifier of the image of small objects
- gene
- A segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
- independent
- A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any
- dependent
- A person who relies on another person for support
- genetics
- The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms