Autotrophs
Theory
Scientific Law
Sexual reproduction
Carnivores
Heterotrophs
Asexual reproduction
Catabolism
Decomposers
Mutation
Inheritance
Microorganisms
Receptors
Hypothesis
Metabolism
Organisms that are able to make their own food
the sum total of all the processes in an organism that break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks
Organisms that "recycle" dead things by breaking down the remains
An abrupt or marked change in the DNA of an organism compared to the parent generation
Special structures for sensing the conditions of the internal or external environment
organisms that are too small to be seen with "the naked eye"
Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food
The sum total of all the processes in an organism that convert energy and matter from outside sources into what is useful for sustaining life.
a single organism reproduces itself
A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data
An hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data
Organisms that eat only organisms and not herbs and other plants
An educated guess that tries to explain an observation or to answer a question
reproduction that requires two organisms
the transmission of physical and biological characteristics from the parent generation to the offspring