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These cells can renew themselves and develop into more specialized cell types.

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Stem Cells: Cells capable of developing into many different cell types. Source: Stem cell ↗

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  1. 15This process produced Dolly the sheep from the genetic material of an adult cell.RECALL
    Cloning

    Cloning produces a genetically identical organism, as demonstrated when Dolly the sheep was cloned from an adult cell.

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  2. 16This field names and classifies living organisms into groups such as families, genera, and species.RECALL
    Taxonomy

    Taxonomy, developed by Carl Linnaeus, organizes living things into a hierarchy running from kingdom down to species.

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  3. 17A community of organisms and the physical environment with which it interacts.RECALL
    Ecosystem

    An ecosystem links living organisms with their physical environment, as in a coral reef supporting thousands of species.

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