Science - Chapter 1

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Living things are called _________

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Organisms

Front 2

This means to change with age

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Grow

Front 3

Living things _________ or react, to the world around them.

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Respond

Front 4

Examples of living things responding:

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A plant in the shade responds by bending towards the sunlight

When a bird sees a cat and senses danger, it may fly high into the trees

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To make more of one's own kind

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Reproduce

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Turtle Reproduction

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Turtles lay eggs, and then young turtles hatch from the eggs.

Front 7

Apple Tree Reproduction

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Apple trees reproduce by making apple seeds.

Front 8

Examples of nonliving things

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Rocks, soil, and water - Come from nature

Cars and roads - made by humans

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These things do not use energy to grow, respond, or reproduce.

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Nonliving things

Front 10

All the living and nonliving things that surround an organism.

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Environment

Front 11

Living things get energy from _____

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Food

Front 12

_______ make their own food using energy from sunlight

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Plants

Front 13

________ get food by eating other organisms

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Animals

Front 14

Living things need a regular supply of ______ to stay healthy

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Water

Front 15

Animals need _____ to survive.

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Oxygen

Front 16

A gas found in air and water.

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Oxygen

Front 17

Plants need ________ and a gas called __________  __________

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Oxygen 
Carbon Dioxide

Front 18

Organisms need ________, or room.

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space

Front 19

The building blocks of life.

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Cells

Front 20

All organisms are made up of one or more _______

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Cells

Front 21

Cells are too small to see with just your eyes. You need a tool called a _________

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Microscope

Front 22

This makes tiny things look larger

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Microscope

Front 23

An example of an organism that is made up of a single cell

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Bacteria

Front 24

What is one characteristic that all plants share?

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They can make their own food.

Front 25

Where do plants get the energy needed to make their own food?

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The Sun

Front 26

Many plants have the same basic ________, or parts.

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Structures

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Most plants have:

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Roots
Stems
Leaves

Front 28

Structures that take in water and hold a plant in place?

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Roots

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Roots also take in substances that help living things grow and stay healthy known as

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Nutrients

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A structure that holds up a plant.

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Stem

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Other jobs of the stem

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Attaches to the leaves and holds them upright so they can get sunlight

Carries water, nutrients, and food throughout a plant

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The structure where a plant makes food?

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Leaf

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Plants make food in a process called

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Photosynthesis

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A substance inside a plant's cells that gives leaves their green color.

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Chlorophyll

Front 35

How does the world get more oxygen?

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Plants give off oxygen during photosynthesis.

Front 36

People and animals need _________ to live

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Oxygen

Front 37

How do you classify plants?

Back 37

They are grouped by their structures. They are grouped by the types of roots, stems, and leaves the plants have.

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What are the certain traits that Animals have in common?

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Animals can move

Animals can't make their own food

Animals respond to their environment in more noticeable ways than plants

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How do animals move?

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They may use feet, legs, tails, wings, or other structures to move.

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What do animals need?

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water, food, and oxygen

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Animals have structures for getting food and water

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Birds have a beak

Elephants use their trunks

Lions have long sharp teeth

Front 42

Structures that take in Oxygen from the air?

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Lungs

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Structures that take in Oxygen from the water.

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Gills

Front 44

Animals that breathe through their skin

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Worms and Salamanders

Front 45

Some animals stay safe by finding a safe place or a _________

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Shelter

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Animals with backbones are called

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Vertebrates

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Animals without backbones are called

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Invertebrates

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Most animals on Earth are invertebrates, and have no bones inside their bodies.

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Examples of common invertebrates
Insects
Spiders
Worms
Jellies

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Thin, hard outer covering of some invertebrates

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Exoskeleton

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A kind of animal with a beak, feathers, two wings, and two legs.

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Bird

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Vertebrates with scaly skin, and tough scales to help protect them.

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Reptiles

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Examples of Reptiles include

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Crocodiles, Turtles, and Snakes

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Animals that spend part fo their life in water and part on land

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Amphibians

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Exampls of Amphibians

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Frogs, toads, and salamanders

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Vertebrates that spend their whole lives in water

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Fish

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Vertebrates with hair or fur.

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Mammals

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Examples of Mammals

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People
Mice
Dogs
Elephants
Whales