BIO ch.1

an organism which becomes better fitted to survive anf multiply in it's enviroment

the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

any organisim capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic material

formal system of naming species of living things

diversity among and within plant and animal species in an enviroment

the basic structural unit of all organisms

the theory that cells form the fundemental strucutral and functional units of all living organisms

threadlike bodies consisting of chromatin that carry the genes in a linear order

all of the groups of animals or plants living together in the same area or enviroment

a result, issue, or outcome; summing up of the points

to test or verify by a experiment

the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus containing the cytosolm, organelles, cytosekeleton, and various particles

reasoning from the general to the particular

an extremely long macromolecule that is the main component of chromosomes and is the material that transfer genetic characteristics in all life forms

a field of action, thought, influence

a system formed by the interaction of community of organisms with their enviroment

one of a class of substances that cannot be separeated into simpler substances

an exertion of such power

 a domain of organisms having cells each with a distinct nucleus within which the genetic material is contained

any process of formation or growth noted as development

a test, trial, or tentative procedure

 a unit of heredity composed of DNA occupying a fixed position on a chromosome

an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food

the maintenance of metabolic equilibrium within an animal by atendency to compensate for disrupting changes

a statement that explains a set of facts or principles

reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

grouping together all forms of life having certain fundamental characteristics in common

smallest physical unit of an element or compound consisting of one or more like atoms in an element 

composed of many cells 

a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics

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process by which forms of life having traits that better enablethem to adapt to specific environmental pressures

 a specialized, usually spherical mass of protoplasmencased in a double membrane, and found in most livingeukaryotic cells

providing nourishment 

act of noticing

a grouping of tissues into a distinct structure

a group of organs that work together to perform a certain task 

specialized part of the cell having some specific function

carbon atoms that can attach to other atoms found in living things

• anything resembling a living creature

the synthesis of organic compounds from carbon dioxideand water (with the release of oxygen) using light energy absorbedby chlorophyll

the semipermeable membrane enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell

all individuals of one species in a given area

a forecast

 having cells in each of which thegenetic material is in a single DNA chain

a problem for discussion or under discussion

• a method of investigation in which a problem

a theory that explains scientific observations

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cells form definite kind of structural material with a specific function

consisting of a single cell

liable to change