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5th grade Life Science 2011
Life Science
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5th Grade
01/12/2011

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organisms
Definition
living things
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chlorophyll
Definition
a green substance in plant leaves that captures energy from the sun
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carbon dioxide
Definition
a gas in the atmosphere that plants use during the process of photosynthesis
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stomata
Definition
tiny holes in leaves of a plant that allow gases to enter or leave the plant
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photosynthesis
Definition
the process in which plants use energy from the sun to make their own food
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producer
Definition
an organism that makes its own food
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traits
Definition
characteristics of an organism
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inherited traits
Definition
characteristics passed down from parents to offspring
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offspring
Definition
children
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adapt
Definition
change
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perish
Definition
die
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adaptation
Definition
a change an organism undergoes in order to survive
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reproduce
Definition
to make offspring
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instinctive behaviors
Definition
behaviors that are inherited
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learned behavior
Definition
behaviors that are learned
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habitat
Definition
the specific environment where an organism lives
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species
Definition
a group of organisms that produce offspring like themselves
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population
Definition
all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time
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community
Definition
populations of a different species that live in the same area at the same time
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ecosystem
Definition
all the populations of organisms and the nonliving things in an environment, and the interaction among them
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biome
Definition
one of the six major areas of the world that is home to specific plant and animal populations and is defined by its climate
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life cycle
Definition
the stages of development of an organism as it grows into an adult
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thrive
Definition
to grow in a strong and healthy way
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pollution
Definition
anything in the environment that can harm living organisms or damage the natural resources there
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unique niche
Definition
an organisms role in an ecosystem based on how it gets its food
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consumers
Definition
animals that eat other organisms
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herbivores
Definition
animals that eat only plants
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carnivores
Definition
animals that eat only other animals
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omnivores
Definition
animals that eat both plants and animals
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predators
Definition
animals that hunt other animals for food
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prey
Definition
animals that are hunted by predators
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decomposers
Definition
organisms that feed on dead plants and animals, as well as animal wastes
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food chain
Definition
the path of energy from the sun to a plant to an animal to another animal
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food web
Definition
a group of overlapping food chains
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