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59 Cards in this Set
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Tiny structures in eukaryotic cells that perform functions to keep cells working are called
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organelles
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The main source of energy in the environment comes from
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the sun
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The changes and development a living thing goes through in its life is its
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life cycle
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An animal that eats only other animals is a
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carnivore
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What process makes most of the oxygen found on Earth? (make out of light)
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photosynthesis
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Non-living factors in the environment are
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Abiotic factors
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Living factors in the environment are
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Biotic factors
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Mutualism
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When both organisms benefit and both are happy
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The breakdown of food in the stomach is called
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digestion
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An organism that eats both plants and animals is called an
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omnivore
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Organisms undergo constant chemical changes as they maintain an internal balance known as
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homeostasis
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C6H12O6 is the product of photosynthesis which is
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Glucose
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Where does cellular respiration take place in animal cells?
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The mitochondria
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A structure that is found in a plant cell, but not in an animal cell is the
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cell wall
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The cell theory
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states that cells are the structure and function of all living things
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A hypothesis
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is an educated guess based on research
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What do plants RELEASE during photosynthesis?
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O2-Oxygen
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What life process is necessary for the survival of an organism?
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Reproduction
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In living plants, respiration occurs
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all the time
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NUTRITION
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WE NEED NUTRIENTS (FOOD) TO GROW
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excretion
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the way we get rid of wastes
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transport
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movement of materials throughout our bodies
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respiration
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happens in cells where food is broked down to release energy(ATP)
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growth
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the way our bodies change as we develop
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synthesis
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to make something in our body
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regulation
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to cope with changes in our environment
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autotrophs
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makes their own food
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heterotrophs
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have to get their own food
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mitosis
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when one cell divides into 2 cells, used for growth and healing
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biodiversity
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the difference between living things in an ecosystem
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population
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all of the organisms of the same species
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carbohydrate
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sugars and starches
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anaerobic
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does not require oxygen
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the 5 kingdoms MPPFA
My Popular Pal Feels Angry |
Monera
Protists Plant Fungi Animal |
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Organ Systems
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are made up of organs
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What are organs made up of
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tissues
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What are tissues made up of
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cells
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Digestion System
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includes mouth stomach and intestines. Food is broken up mechanically and chemically
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Circulatory System
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moves materials through the body
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red blood cells
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carries oxygen theorugh the body
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white blood cells
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fights disease in the body
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plasma
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carries everything except oxygen throughout the body
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immune system
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protects the body against disease
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Vaccines
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prevent disease
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antobiotics
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help heal infections
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Excretory system
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removes waste from your body
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Skeletal Muscular system
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made up of bones, bone marrow, tendons and ligaments
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Nervous System
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controls major body functions movement, vision, and hearing
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How many chromozomes do we have
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46
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zygote
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fertilized egg
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DNA
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is acid in your body that carries genetic info , which tells us what traits we get from our parents
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Mutation
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changes in DNA
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selective breeding
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planed breeding to produce animals and plants with desired traits
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evolution
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CHANGES in an organism over time
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Charles Darwin
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created the Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection
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Evolution
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caused by changes in the environment
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variation
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differences within a species eye color
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Fossils
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are the best evidence of evolution
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Whats at the bottom of the food pyramid
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PLANTS
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