What is Life?
another term for a living thing
organism
single-celled organism
unicellular organism
number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur
probability
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binomial means...
2 names
self-feeder organism
autotroph
organism composed of many cells
multicellular organism
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scientific study of heredity
genetics
scientific study of how organisms are classified
taxonomy
basic unit of structure and function in an organism
cell
process of change that occurs during an organism's life
development
chart that shows all the possible ways alleles can combine in a genetic cross
Punnett Square
passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring
heredity
broadest level of organization
domain
mistaken idea that living things can arise from nonliving sources
spontaneous generation
an action or change in behavior
response
an organism's physical appearance or visible traits
phenotype
an organism's genetic makeup, or alleles
genotype
system where each organism is given a two part scientific name
binomial nomenclature
the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials
metabolism
change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react
stimulus
identical alleles
homozygous
two different alleles
heterozygous
useful tools that help determine the identity of organisms
taxonomic keys