Science Words (August/september)

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To place things that share properties together in groups.

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Classify-

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A green substance in plant cells that helps plants make food by trapping the Sun’s energy

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Chlorophyll-

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A consumer that eats only animals

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Carnivore-

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The smallest unit of living matter

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Cell-

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A special trait that helps an organism survive.

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Adaptation-

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Any organism that eats the food producers make

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Consumer-

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To put or fit together

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Construct-

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Communicate, make a model, or predict what is going to happen in a scientific experiment.

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Hypothesis-

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To share information

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Communicate-

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The living part of an ecosystem.

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Community-

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Point out similarities

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Compare-

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Point out differences

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Contrast-

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To make or design

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Create-

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An organism that breaks down wastes and the remains of other organisms

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Decomposer-

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Facts to support or help draw conclusions

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Data-

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A plan, form in the mind

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Design-

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All the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth of living things.

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Environment-

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To perform a test to support or disprove a hypothesis

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Experiment-

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Said of an organism no longer alive on Earth

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Extinct-

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anything that shows what is true and what is not: facts, proof

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Evidence-

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The set of steps in which organisms get the food they need to survive.

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Food Chain-

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The home of an organism

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Habitat-

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A consumer that eats only plants

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Herbivore-

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A living thing that carries out five basic life functions on its own.

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Organism-

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A consumer that eats both plants and animals

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Omnivore-

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To use one or more of the senses to identify or learn about an object or event

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Observe-

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A consumer that eats only plants

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Herbivore-

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A pattern of behavior that requires no thinking because it is programmed into an animal’s brain.

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Instinct-

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A part of the air that is needed by most plants and animals to live

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Oxygen-

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Aliving thing that carries out five basic life functions on its own.

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Organism-

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To form an idea from facts or observations

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Infer-

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Examine closely

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Investigate-

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The stages of growth and change of an organism’s life.

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Life Cycle-

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Answers gathered from a scientific experiment

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Results-

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Used to identify and separate things in an experiment that can be changed or controlled

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Variable-

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A process in plants that uses energy from sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide

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Photosynthesis-

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To state possible results of an event or experiment

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Predict-

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Steps or directions to follow in a scientific experiment

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Procedure-

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An organism, such as a plant, that makes food.

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Producer-

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The making of offspring

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Reproduction-

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To use one or more of the senses to identify or learn about an object or event

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Observe-

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A consumer that eats both plants and animals

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Omnivore-

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A living thing that carries out five basic life functions on its own.

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Organism-