The process of change that has transformed life on Earth

The lowest level of organization that can perform all activities required for life

The units of inheritance that transmit information from parents to offspring

A tentative answer to a well-framed question

Broader in scope than a hypothesis
General, and can lead to new testable hypotheses
Supported by a large body of evidence in comparison to a hypothesis

The scientific study of life

Is simpler and usually smaller, and does not contain a nucleus or other membrane-enclosed organelles

The branch of biology that names and classifies species into groups of increasing breadth

Descriptions rather than measurements

The goal of _______ is to understand natural phenomena

Recognized by what living things do

Has membrane-enclosed organelles, the largest of which is usually the nucleus

The domains that comprise the prokaryotes

Recorded measurements, which are sometimes organized into tables and graphs

The goal of ________ is to apply scientific knowledge for some specific purpose

One of the two major dynamics of an ecosystem in which materials acquired by plants eventually return to the soil

Means that as more of a product accumulates, the process that creates it speeds up and more of the product is produced

The domain that includes all eukaryotic organisms

Describes natural structures and processes

Representations of natural phenomena and can take the form diagrams, three-dimensional objects, computer programs, and mathematical equations

Stored in different forms, used in work, and flows through an ecosystem, usually entering as light and exiting as heat

Means that as more of a product accumulates, the process that creates it slows and less of the product is produced

The universal genetic language common to all organisms

The search for information and explanation

Important in order to share results through seminars, publications, and websites