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Life Science

Published on Dec 14, 2015

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Life Science

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Organism

A living thing
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Virus

a tiny particle that can reproduce only inside the cells of living things
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Bacteria

tiny one-celled organisms, some of which can cause diseases
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Cell

the basic unit of a living organism

cell membrane
a thin layer that makes up the outside of the cell and controls what enters and leaves the cell

nucleus

the cell part that controls the cell's activities
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cytoplasm

jellylike material that fills most of a cell

cell wall

a stiff outer layer that helps keep plant cells firm

chloroplast

the green cell part in plant cells that traps and uses light energy

classify

to arrange in groups using a system
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kingdom

the largest group into which an organism is classified
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genus

a group of similar species
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species
a group of organisms of only one kind that can interbreed in nature

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invertebrate

an animal that does not have a backbone
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vertebrate

an animal with a backbone
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mammal
an animal that has hair or fur and feeds its young with milk produced by the mother.

ecosystem

all the living and nonliving parts in an area
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ecology

the study of relationships among living and nonliving parts of an area

habitat

the place where a species lives
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niche

the role of a species in an ecosystem

population

all of the members of one species that live in the same area
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community

all the populations living together in one area

photosynthesis

the process by which plants use sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide

producer

An organism that uses sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide
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consumer

an organism that consumes other organisms for food
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carnivore

an animal that only eats other animals

herbivore

an animal that only eats plants
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omnivore

an animal that eats both other animals and plants
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scavenger

an animal that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
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decomposer

an organism that helps to break down and decay dead organisms and the wastes of living organisms 
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Energy Pyramid

a diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position, or level, in the feeding order

Food Web

a combination of all food chains in a community