Unit 2 Vocabulary

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Energy

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The ability to perform work or change something

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Stomata

Back

Tiny opening on the underside of most leaves that allow air to enter

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Xylem

Back

Tissue in the stem that water travels up

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Phloem

Back

Tissue that moves sugar to all parts of the plant

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Transpiration

Back

Evaporation of water

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Biotic factors

Back

Living things in the environment

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Abiotic factors

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Nonliving things in the environment

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Habitat

Back

The place in an ecosystem where an organism lives

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Invasive species

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An organism that is introduced to an environment and causes harm

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Predator

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Organisms that hunt for their food