Holt McDougal Biology Ch 1

Inherited trait selected over time for organisms to live in their environment.

Variety of life in an area.

The science that studies living organisms.

The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist.

Use and application of living things and biological processes.

Basic unit of life.

Condition that is controlled so it doesn't change during an experiment.

Observations and measurements taken during experiment

Experimental data collected through observation and measurement.

Molecule that stores genetic info.

Collection of organisms and non living things.

Change in species over time.

Process that tests a hypothesis.

Specific region of DNA that codes for a particular protein.

Study and comparison of a genome in a certain species.

Regulation and maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism.

Proposed explanation or answer to a scientific explanation.

Condition or factor that is manipulated by a scientist during and experiment.

Chemical process that synthesize or break down materials in an organism.

Tool that provides an enlarged image of an object.

Study of DNA structure and function.

Using the senses to study the world.

Any individual living thing.

Group of organisms that are similar.

Changing, organized group of related part that form a whole.

Proposed explanations for variety of observations and data results.

Organism whose genome has been altered to contain one or more genes from another species.