Life Science Vocabulary

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Life Science Vocabulary

• By Miss Lawson

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Living Things-

• All living things grow, eat, move, breathe, and
  reproduce. All living things are made of cells

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Nonliving Things

• Nonliving things have either NEVER been alive, OR
  have been put through some process. Some examples
  are paper, pencils, and lemonade.

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(Once-Living)Dead Things

• Dead things must have been alive once. Dead
  things show no characteristics of living things.

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Needs of Plants

• Air
• Water
• Nutrients
• Light

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Photosynthesis

• the process of using the suns energy to produce
  food for an organism.

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Nutrient

• a substance that an organism needs to survive
  and grow.

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Needs of Animals

• Air
• Water
• Food
• Shelter

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Plant Parts

• Roots- take in water and nutrients.
• Stem- transport water and food for the plant.
• Leaves- breathe and take in sunlight.

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Adaptation

• A structure or behavior that helps an organism
  survive in its surroundings. Ex. Bird Beaks

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Organism

• A living thing.

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Camouflage

• An animals color or pattern that helps it blend
  in with its surroundings.

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Mimicry

• an adaptation in which an animal looks or acts
  like another animal or object.

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Habitat-

• The location, or type of place where an organism
  lives.

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Hibernation

• a deep sleep-like state when an animals body
  processes slow down

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Migration

• the seasonal movement from one place to another.

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Metamorphosis

• the process of change from an egg to an adult.
  Examples frog and butterfly

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Reproduction

• making more organisms of the same kind
• the new organisms are called offspring.

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Structure

• A body part that does a certain job. For
  example, eyes or fingers.

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Function

• the job that a structure does. For example,
  eyesseeing, fingerspicking things up

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Survival-

• Stay alive over a period of time

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Appendage-

• A part of a body that sticks out from the trunk
  of the body. Example An arm or leg.

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Generation-

• All the people or animals born around the same
  time.

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Life Cycle-

• The series of changes each living thing goes
  through from birth to death.

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Resemble-

• To be or look like something or someone

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Aquatic-

• Living or growing in water

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Beneficial-

• Good or positive

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Detrimental-

• Harmful or bad

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Environment-

• The natural world of the land, sea, and air OR
  all the things that influence your life