Unit 6: Life Science

Terms in this set (56)

Organism
A living thing
Interaction
Any behavior in, near, or with something
Ecosystem
A community made up of living and nonliving things in their natural environment
Nonliving Thing
Something that does not grow, need food, or reproduce
Living Thing
Something that can grow, change, produce waste, reproduce, and die
Herbivore
An animal that eats only plants
Carnivore
An animal that eats only other animals
Omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and other animals
Predator
A type of carnivore that catches and eats other animals
Prey
An animal that is being hunted by another animal
Food Web
A group of overlapping or connected food chains
Producer
An organism that gets their energy directly from the Sun
Consumer
An organism that cannot use the Sun's energy to make food
Decomposer
An organism that eats only dead organisms
Carbon Dioxide
A type of gas found in Earth's atmosphere that is consumed by producers and produced by consumers
Oxygen
A type of gas found in Earth's atmosphere that is produced by consumers and consumed by producers
Population
All the living things that belong to the same group and live in the same area
Environment
The living and nonliving things that are around an organism
Invasive Species
An organism that can use up food, space, and water that other organisms need
Food Chain
The path of food energy from the Sun to organisms in an ecosystem
Exhale
Breathe out
Inhale
Breathe in
Photosynthesis
The process of how plants make their own food
Glucose
A sugar that plants can use for energy
Adaptation
Any characteristic that helps an organism survive or reproduce
Trait
An internal or external characteristic or feature of an organism
Offspring/Young
Children
Structure
A body part
Function
How something works or what it can do
Inherited Trait
Traits that are passed on from parents to their offspring during reproduction
Acquired Trait/Learned Behavior
Characteristics that appear during a person's lifetime
Metamorphosis
The process in which a dramatic change in body structure occurs during development
Egg
The phase in which an insect is born
Larva
The phase in which an insect looks similar to a worm
Molt
A process in which an outer covering is shed to make room for new growth
Pupa
The phase in which an insect wraps itself in a cocoon
Adult
The phase in which an insect is fully grown and able to reproduce
Nymph
The phase in which an insect looks similar to an adult but is smaller in size
Complete Metamorphosis
A type of metamorphosis where insects go through four stages
Incomplete Metamorphosis
A type of metamorphosis where insects go through three stages
Species
A group of organisms that are able to reproduce amongst each other
Community
A small group of the same species
Needs
A requirement that an organism needs to survive
Interdependent
When a species depends on another species to survive
Thrive
When an organism is able to live in an environment with all of their needs met
Perish
To die out
Competition
When an organism fights with another organism over a need
Niche
The position or function of an organism in a community
Flow/Transfer of Energy
How energy travels from one organism to another
Benefit
When an organism gets something good from its relationship with another organism
Respiration
The process of an organism's breathing
Heredity
The transfer of genetic characteristics from parents to offspring
Camouflage
A way for an organism to blend into its environment to protect itself from predators
Life Cycle
The process of an organism changing from birth to death
Chrysalis/Cocoon
The protective covering that an insect creates during complete metamorphosis
Reproduce
The process of creating offspring/young
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