Unit 1 Vocabulary

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body part that is a similar in structure on different organisms but performs different function

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homologous structure

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Different populations collected together is a

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Community

Question 3

members of the group of eukaryotic organisms that include unicellular microorganisms like mold

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Fungi

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the method of organizing species by evolutionary relationships in which species are grouped ...

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Cladistics

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time scale representing the history of earth

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geological time scale

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Evolutionary history of a group of related species

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Phylogeny

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Theoretical clock that uses the rate of mutation to measure evolutionary time.

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Molecular clock

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Trait that differs in structure or function from that found in the ancestral line for a group

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Derived Character

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Diagram that displays proposed evolutionary relationships among a group of species

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cladogram

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An area with combined biotic and abiotic factors is a ....

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Habitat

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A variety of life within an area....

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Biodiversity

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RNA that is in the ribosome and guides that translation of mRNA into a protein

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Ribosomal RNA

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evolution of one or more closeloy related species;resulting from adaptations to different envir

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divergent evolution

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The process of biological change by descendants, or a change over time...

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Evolution

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Trace of an organism from the past

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Fossil

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infectious particle made only of a strand of either DNA or RNA, surrounded by a protein coat

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Virus

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evolution toward similar characteristics in unrelated species,resulting from adaptations to sim

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Convergent Evolution

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A ________ is composed of all the physical,chemical, and biological factors that organisms need

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Niche

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naming system in which each species is given a two-part scientific name using Latin words

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Binomial Nomenclature

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A regulation and maintenance of constant internal conditions of an organism is called ...

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Homeostasis

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A cell that has a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles is a...

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Eukaryote

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body part that is similar in function as a body part of another organism but is built different

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Analogous Structure

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The scientific study of all forms of life is...

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Biology

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Level within the Linnaean system of classification that is organized into a nested hierarchy

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Taxon

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All organisms and the part of the Earth where they exist...

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Biosphere

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One of the three domains of life, containing single-celled prokaryotes in the Kingdom Bacteria

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Bacteria

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The broadest category of classifying organism

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Taxon

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Collection of organisms and nonliving things such as climate, soil, water, and rocks in an area

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Ecosystem

Question 29

remnants of a organ or structure that functioned in an earlier ancestor

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Vestigial Structure

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Organisms that obtain its energy and nutrients by consuming other organisms

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Heterotroph

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Science of classifying and naming organisims

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Taxonomy

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DNA found only in mitochondria, often used as a molecular clock

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Mitochondrial DNA

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1st name in binomial nomenclature 2nd most specific taxon in the Linnaean classification system

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Genus

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The chemical process that synthesizes or break down materials wtithin an organisms is ....

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Metabolism

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Multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that produce their own food by photosynthesis

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Plant

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the larger of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms

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Animal

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The type of cell that does not have a nucleus is called a ...

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Prokaryote

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eukaryote that is not an animal, plant, or fungus

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Protista

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Process of biological change by which descendants

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Evolution

Question 40

The basic unit of life....

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Cell

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One of the three domains of life, containing single-celled prokaryotes in the Kingdom Archea...

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Archea

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Any individual living thing is called a...

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Organism

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The tool that provides an enlarged image of an object for is a

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All of the above

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An organism that obtains its energy from abiotic sources, such as sunlight is ...

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Autotroph

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One of the three domains of life, contains all eukaryotes in kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Fungi.

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Eukarya

Unit 1 Vocabulary

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Unit 1 Vocabulary

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