Biology Basics

Regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms

The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

A procedure carried out to support, refute, or validate a hypothesis

Data that describes qualities or characteristics

A variable whose variation does not depend on that of another

A possible explanation of the phenomenon based on what is already known

An explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can be repeatedly tested

The state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by an organism

Individual living thing

The part that doesn’t change during an experiment

information collected during an experiment

The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

A variable whose value depends on that of another

One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arises by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

The variety of life found in an area

An organized group of related parts that interact to form a whole

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

The active acquisition of information from a primary source

A group of closely related organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

Data expressing a certain quantity, amount, or range.

The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism

The change of heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations

The study of life and living organisms

The genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth and reproduction of all known organisms

A heritable trait that is selected over time because it helps the organism survive