7th Grade Mid-Term

Front

What is a living thing?

Back

An organism.

Front

What is a specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through its genes?

Back

Trait.

Front

What is an organism that gets energy by breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms?

Back

Decomposer.

Front

What do we call any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface?

Back

Precipitation.

Front

What do we call all the members of one species living in the same area?

Back

Population.

Front

What is the term for the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?

Back

Photosynthesis.

Front

What is the term for a group of different species living together in one area?

Back

Community.

Front

What is the term for the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?

Back

Niche.

Front

What is the term for the natural home or environment of an organism?

Back

Habitat.

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat?

Back

Biodiversity.