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50 Cards in this Set
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LIFE SCIENCE
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the study of all living things
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organism
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a living thing that can function independently
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cell
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the smallest unit of a living system
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adaptation
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an inherited characteristic that helps a living thing survive
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traits
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distinguishing features or characteristics
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ecosystem
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a large natural system that includes a community of organisms and nonliving things
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community
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all the populations that live in the same area
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population
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a group of organisms of the same species living in the same place
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species
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a group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring
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offspring
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the young, or baby, of two parents
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habitat
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a specific place where an organism lives
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adaptation
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an inherited characteristic that helps a living thing survive
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producer
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an organism that can make its own food and provides food for other organisms
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consumer
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an organism that gets energy by eating other organisms
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decomposer
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an organism that gets energy by feeding on decaying organisms and wastes
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inherited traits
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a feature that is passed from parent to offspring, and from generation to generation
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herbivore
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an animal that only eats plants or plant products
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carnivore
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an animals that only eats only other animals
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omnivore
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an animal that eats plants and other animals
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photosynthesis
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a process in plants that uses sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food
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plant
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a living thing that can make its own food, reproduce, but cannot move
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food web
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all of the paths that energy can take through an ecosystem
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food chain
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the path of energy through an ecosystem
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camaouflage
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the shape, color, or pattern of an animal that helps it blend in with its surroundings
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learned behavior
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a behavior that an animal develops by observing other animals or by being taught
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reproduce
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to produce one or more other individuals of a given kind of organism
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thrive
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to do well in a given environment
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system
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an organized group of different objects that work together to make a whole
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nonliving
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not having life
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life cycle
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the way an organism grows and reproduces
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metamorphosis
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a process in which an animal changes form as it grows
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environment
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the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time.
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decay
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to decompose or rot
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behavior
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a way of acting
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competition
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the demand for a limited resource by two or more organisms
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complete metamorphosis
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the process of change in an organism in which the larval stage looks completely different from the adult stage (butterfly)
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incomplete metamorphosis
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the process of change in an organism in which the larval stage looks similar to the adult stage such as a grasshopper
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niche
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the role that an animal plays in its habitat
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instinct
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a behavior or knowledge that an animal is born with
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parasite
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an organism that lives inside another organism to get energy
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predator
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an animal that eats another animal
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prey
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an animal that is eaten by a predator
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larva
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a stage during complete metamorphosis that is hatched from an egg
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modify
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to change
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savanna
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grassland region with scattered trees
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prairie
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grassland; meadow
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deciduous forest
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a type of forest characterized by trees that seasonally shed their leaves
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tropical rain forest
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a rain forest in a tropical area found around the Equator
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coral reef
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a reef composed mainly of coral and other organic matter of which parts have become limestone
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wetland
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land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog
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