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These planets are primarily composed of gas and ice.
Objects made of metal and rock orbiting a star.
A region of space beyond Neptune filled with icy bodies.
Small rock fragments and debris found in space.
A star and all objects bound to it by gravity.
The attraction between any two objects with mass.
The measurement of gravitational pull on an object.
The mass of objects and the distance between them.
A curved path resulting from inertia and gravity.
The smallest organized unit in living organisms.
The conversion of light energy into chemical energy.
Grow, take in energy, respond, and reproduce.
Using oxygen to break down food for energy.
Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism.
An organism from which several others have descended.
An inherited characteristic of an organism.
Structures of DNA containing many genes.
Offspring are clones from a single parent.
Offspring result from combining chromosomes from two parents.
Different forms of a gene.
Traits expressed when the dominant allele is present.
Traits expressed only with two recessive alleles.
Create new traits, some beneficial and others harmful.
The ability to reproduce.
Nucleus and contents duplicate, forming two identical cells.
Nucleus divides to form four sex cells.
Survival of organisms with advantageous traits.
Sperm and egg chromosomes unite.
Any place where an organism lives.
A system of biotic and abiotic factors.
Non-living parts of an ecosystem.
Living organisms within an ecosystem.
The sun.
The part of Earth where life exists.
Anything that has mass and occupies space.
The maximum population size supported by an ecosystem.
The number of individuals in a specific area.