Unit 2 Science Vocabulary Review

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What is an organism?

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A living thing such as a plant or animal.

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What is an explanation?

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A description of how something works or why something happens.

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What is a pattern?

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Something we observe to be similar over and over again.

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What are variations?

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Differences among organisms of the same species.

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What is a species?

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A group of organisms that are closely related to each other.

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What are genes?

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Units of heredity that determine traits in living things.

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What is the environment?

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The surroundings in which an organism lives.

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What does it mean to inherit?

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To receive traits from parents.

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What is a life cycle?

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The series of stages an organism goes through from birth to death.

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What is a habitat?

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The natural home or environment of an organism.