Environments & Survival Vocabulary

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Inference

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Something you figure out based on observations and what you already know.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Criteria

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The things that engineers think about and test in order to know how well something solves a problem.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

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Design

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To try to make something new that solves a problem.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

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Organism

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A living thing, such as a plant or an animal.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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Reproduce

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To make offspring.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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Biomimicry

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The design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

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Population

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A group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area.

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Predator

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An animal that hunts and eats other animals.

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Ecosystem

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Habitat

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The natural home or environment of an organism.