Biology and Scientific Concepts

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Organism

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A living thing

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Physical Trait

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A characteristic you can see or measure

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Behavioral Trait

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A characteristic that describes how an organism behaves

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Adaptive Value

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The usefulness of a trait in helping an organism to survive

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Metabolism

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All of the reactions going on in an organism that keep it alive

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Calorie

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A unit of energy - the energy we get from food and use to perform life functions

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Karyotype

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A picture showing all of the chromosomes in an organism

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Claim

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A sentence that clearly states the main argument the person is making

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Evidence

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Facts, data, and observations that are used to support a claim

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Reasoning

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The explanation of how someone’s evidence supports their claim.