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the materiel found in all cells that contains genetic information about the organism
what is DNA
something accepted as true that may or may not be
what is an assumption
a representation that identifies the specific feeding relationships among organisms
what is the food chain
the process of converting an economy into one in which large-scale manufacturing is the primary economic base
what is industrialization
kingdom of organisms that are mostly multi-cellular, heterotrophic, and often found on pizza
what is fungi
a segment of DNA (on a chromosome) that contains the code for a specific trait
what is a gene
the decision made about the outcome of a result usually based on how well the actual result matches the predicted result
what is a conclusion
every living and non-living things that interact in a specific environment; a subdivision of the environment
what is an ecosystem
the constant small corrections that normally occur to keep an organisms internal environment within the limits needed for survival
what is dynamic equilibrium
a body's ability to destroy pathogens before they cause disease
what is immunity
an organism that is genetically identical to the one which it was produced
a conclusion based off observations
what is an inference
a diagram showing how food energy moves through the ecosystem
what is an energy pyramid
the process in which nutrients are broken apart, releasing the chemical energy stored inside them.
what is cellular respiration
any one of several building blocks of protein
what is amino acids
any alteration in the sequence of DNA
a statement that predicts a relationship between cause and effect in a way that can be tested
what is a hypothesis?
a representation of many interconnected food chains that shows the relationship relationships among producers, consumers and decomposers
what is a food web
a laboratory technique used for the mixture of molecules
what is chromatography
what is glucose
the organism in a parasitic relationship that provides home and/ food for the parasite
what is host
the results of specific trials or tests during experiments
what is data
any factor that limits the size of the population
what is a limiting factor
a chemical process that occurs in a living thing
what is biochemical process
an organism that produces its own food
what is autotroph