Vocab - Unit 3 Science

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Easier for an organism to meet its needs in an environment

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adaptive

Front

Observable characteristic of an organism (e.g., color, size)

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trait

Front

Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation.

Back

data

Front

A person using science to design solutions.

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Engineer

Front

Making it harder for an organism to meet its needs in an environment.

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Non-adaptive

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All living and nonliving things in an environment

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Environment

Front

What something can do: example - your heart pumps blood

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function

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Animal that hunts and eats others

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predator

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Based on observations and prior knowledge, e.g., dark clouds mean rain.

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inference

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A group of the same kind of organism in an area

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population