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| What are four ways you can examine the body? |
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| what you can see of the body with the naked eye |
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| the study of multiple species in order to examine similarities & differences to analyze evolutionary trends |
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| exam of tissues with microscope |
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| microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease |
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| study of the structure and function of individual cells |
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| fine detail (down to molecular level) shown under microscope |
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| physiology of the nervous system |
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| study of different species to learn about body functions |
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| basis for much of our understanding of human physiology & the development of new drugs & medical procedures |
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| change in genetic composition of population of organisms |
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| development of bacterial resistance to antibiotics |
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forces that promote reproductive success of some individuals more than others
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| inherited features of anatomy and physiology that evolved in response to pressures and that enable organism to succeed (better camouflage) |
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| the hierarchy of complexity |
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| organism, organ systems, organ, tissues, cell, organelle, molecule, atom |
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| large, complex systems can be understood by studying their simpler components |
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| "emergent properties" of the whole organism cannot be predicted from the properties of the separate parts |
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| humans are more than the sum of their parts |
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| no two humans are exactly alike |
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| left-right reversal of organ placement |
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| living things exhibit a higher level of organization than nonliving things |
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| living matter is always compartmentalized into one or more cells |
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| sum of all internal chemical change: anabolism (synthesis) and catabolism (digestion) |
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| ability to sense and react to stimuli (irritability or excitability) |
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| of organism and/or of substances within the organism |
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| maintaining relatively stable internal conditions |
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| differentiation and growth |
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| producing copies of themselves; passing genes to offspring |
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| evolution of a population |
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| allows for dynamic equilibrium within a limited range around a set point |
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