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archaea - one of two prokaryotic domains, the other being bacteria
bacteria - one of two prokaryotic domains, the other being archaea
bioinformatics - the use of comps, software, and mathematical models to process and integrate
biological info from large data sets
biology - the scientific study of life
biosphere - the entire portion of earth inhabited by life; the sum of all the planter's ecosystems
cell - the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life
community - all the organisms that inhabit a particular area; an assemblage of populations of different
species living close enuf together for potential interactions
consumer - relies upon the feeding of other organisms for survival
controlled experiment - an experiment in which an experimental group is compared with a control
group that caries only in the factor being tested
data - recorded observations
deductive reasoning - a type of logic in which specific results are predicted from a general premise
DNA - a double-streanded, helical nuvleic acid molecule consisting of nucleotide monomers w a
deoxrubose sugar and the nitrogenous bases A, C, G, T capable of replicating and determining the
ingerited structure of a cell's proteins