Intro to Biology
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- BIOLOGY
- the branch of science that studies living organisms
- CELL
- the smallest unit that can perform all life processes; the smallest unit of a living organism
- REPRODUCTION
- the process of producing offspring or more of a species
- METABOLISM
- the sum of all chemical processes that can occur in an organism
- HOMEOSTASIS
- the maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment
- GENE
- a segment of DNA that carries a specific trait
- HEREDITY
- the passing of genetic traits from parents to offspring
- EVOLUTION
- the gradual change in the characteristics of a species from one generation to the next
- OBSERVATION
- the process of obtaining information by using one or more of the senses
- HYPOTHESIS
- an explanation based on observations and research that can be tested
- THEORY
- an explanation that is the result of observations and experimentation
- CONTROL GROUP
- a sample that serves as a comparison or baseline