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19 Cards in this Set
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Trait
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A specific feature of something
Example: brown eyes; red hair |
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Organism
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A living thing that has all the traits of life
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Environment
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Everything in an organism's surrounding
(other organisms, water, weather, temperature, soil, sound and light) |
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Development
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All of the changes that take place during the life of an organism
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Cell
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The smallest unit of life in a living thing
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Basic Needs of Living Organisms
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Energy
Water Oxygen Minerals |
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Classification
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The grouping of objects or information based on common traits
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Species
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A group of organisms that can mate with one another
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Kingdom
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A large group of organisms that share certain features
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Six Kingdoms of Living Things
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1. Archaebacteria
2. Eubacteria 3. Protists 4. Fungi 5. Plant 6. Animal |
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Bacteria Kingdom
(Eubacteria & Archaebacteria) |
single celled; some move around; get energy from eating food; some make their own food
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Protist Kingdom
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- single-celled and many-celled
- some move around - some obtain energy from eating food; some make their own food |
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Fungi Kingdom
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- single-celled and many-celled
- do not move around - obtain energy by feeding on dead or decaying tissue |
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Plant Kingdom
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- many-celled
- do not move around - make their own food |
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Chlorophyll
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Green chemical which enables plants to make food
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Animal Kingdom
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- many-celled
- all species move around - get energy by eating food |
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Virus
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A particle that has things in common with both living and non-living things
- it doesn't eat, grow, or respond to the environment |
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Examples of Viruses
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- a cold
- HIV - Hepatitus B |
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Vaccine
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A preparation made from dead or weak viruses that is given by mouth or needle and which causes the body to make substances that resist particular viruses
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