Biology Keystone Exam Vocabulary Review: Unit 1

The scientific study of life

• chemistry

• biology

• biotechnology

• ecology

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Any procedure or method that uses biological systems or living organisms to develop or modify products or processes for a specific use.

• biotechnology

• genetics

• forensics

• ecology

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The branch of zoology that studies the early development of living things.

• botany

• embryology

• cytology

• herpetology

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The science of tests and techniques used during the investigation of crimes.

• multicellularity

• biotechnology

• forensics

• systematics

The regulatory process in which an organism regulates its internal environment (heat, water, concentration, pH).

• Response

• Tolerance

• Niche

• Homeostasis

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A regulatory mechanism that contributes to maintaining a specific state of equillibrium( thermoregulation, oxygen levels, etc.)

• homeostatic mechanism

• tolerance

• transport

• organ system

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A proposed, scientifically testable explanation for an observed phenomenon.

• Law

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Principle

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A generalized body of observations with no exceptions to the statements. Explains but does not describe and serves as a basis for scientific principles.

• Experiment

• Law

• Hypothesis

• Data

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Made up of more than one cell.

• unicellular

• multicellular

• system

• quaternary

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Made up of a single cell

• prezygotic

• monocyte

• unicellular

• multicellular

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