Diversity of Life Vocabulary Inv. #1

Front

What is the condition of being alive?

Back

Living

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Front

What do we call an individual living thing, such as a plant, animal, fungus, bacterium, archaean, or protest?

Back

Organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Front

What term refers to something that has never been alive?

Back

Non Living

Front

What is the term for information gathered by observation or experimentation?

Back

Evidence

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Front

What do we call a state of suspended activity in organisms that are alive but inactive?

Back

Dormant

Front

What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area?

Back

Population

Front

What do we call the natural environment where an organism lives?

Back

Habitat

Front

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

Back

Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Front

What do we call the process by which organisms change over time through adaptations?

Back

Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Front

What is the term for a living thing that can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis?

Back

Producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6